Information about #1A3742 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #1A3742 reads as a confidently colored azure and carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Billabong (#173141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nordic (#1D393C) and Elephant (#243640).
In RGB terms — rgb(26, 55, 66) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #1A3742 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #1A3742 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#1A3742 color variations
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#1A3742 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#1A3742 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#1A3742 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#1A3742 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1A3742 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #1A3742 color
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Nearest named colors to #1A3742
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#173141
#1D393C
#243640
#243442
#222F44
#203838
#184343
#25383C
#1F3B4D
#234040
#192C49
#253C48
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#1A3742
- RGB26, 55, 66
- CMYK16, 4, 0, 74
- CSSrgb(26, 55, 66)
- HSL197°, 43%, 18%
- HSL Precise196.5°, 43.478%, 18.039%
- HSV197°, 61%, 26%
- HSB197°, 61%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.216, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.216, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.216, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID1A3742
- DECIMAL ID1718082
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
