#1a4242

Color #1a4242

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#1a4242

RGB

rgb(26, 66, 66)

HSL

hsl(180, 43.5%, 18%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 60.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(25.29, -13.91, -4.27)

LCH

lch(25.29, 14.55, 197.07)

OKLCH

oklch(35.1%, 0.0448, 195.28)

HWB

hwb(180, 10.2%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#421a1a

Analogous

#1a422e

#1a4242

#1a2e42

Triadic

#1a4242

#421a42

#42421a

Split-complementary

#1a4242

#421a2e

#422e1a

Tetradic

#1a4242

#1a1a42

#421a1a

#42421a

Square

#1a4242

#2e1a42

#421a1a

#2e421a

Shades

Color #1a4242 mixed toward black.

#163737

#112c2c

#0d2121

#091616

#040b0b

Tints

Color #1a4242 mixed toward white.

#2e7474

#41a6a6

#69c4c4

#9bd8d8

#cdebeb

Tones

Color #1a4242 mixed toward gray.

#1d3f3f

#213b3b

#243838

#273535

#2b3131

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303042 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#2e2a42 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#1d4242 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a4242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a4242]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#1a4242 (#1a4242) is rgb(26, 66, 66) in RGB.

No, #1a4242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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