What color is #1A1110?

#1A1110 is a very dark, grayish red known as Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Scandinavian Liquorice?

The RGB value is 26, 17, 16: 26 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Scandinavian Liquorice?

The complementary color is #10191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Scandinavian Liquorice color: hex code #1A1110

#1A1110 rgb(26, 17, 16)

Shades of black

Scandinavian Liquorice has the hex code #1A1110. It is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 6.7% green and 6.3% blue (26, 17, 16).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 38% yellow and 90% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110) color codes

HEX	`#1A1110`
RGB	`rgb(26, 17, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 6.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 38%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 38%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.94, 3.88, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.94, 4.34, 26.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.72, 0.658, 0.579)`
Decimal	`1708304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Scandinavian Liquorice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1A1110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1A1110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1110; }
.text { color: #1a1110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 17 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1110, #1a1610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1A1110 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1A1110?: #1A1110 is a very dark, grayish red known as Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Scandinavian Liquorice?: The RGB value is 26, 17, 16: 26 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Scandinavian Liquorice?: The complementary color is #10191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.