#1a1a23

Color #1a1a23

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#1a1a23

RGB

rgb(26, 26, 35)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.8%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 25.7%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(9.64, 2.54, -6.17)

LCH

lch(9.64, 6.67, 292.38)

OKLCH

oklch(22.2%, 0.0175, 284.91)

HWB

hwb(240, 10.2%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#23231a

Analogous

#1a1f23

#1a1a23

#1f1a23

Triadic

#1a1a23

#231a1a

#1a231a

Split-complementary

#1a1a23

#231f1a

#1f231a

Tetradic

#1a1a23

#231a23

#23231a

#1a231a

Square

#1a1a23

#231a1f

#23231a

#1a231f

Shades

Color #1a1a23 mixed toward black.

#16161d

#111117

#0d0d12

#09090c

#040406

Tints

Color #1a1a23 mixed toward white.

#3a3a4e

#5a5a79

#7e7e9f

#a9a9bf

#d4d4df

Tones

Color #1a1a23 mixed toward gray.

#1b1b22

#1c1c22

#1c1c21

#1d1d20

#1e1e1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.22:1

White text reads better on this background (17.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a21 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#1a1a21 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#1a1f1f · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a1a23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a1a23]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#1a1a23 (#1a1a23) is rgb(26, 26, 35) in RGB.

No, #1a1a23 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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