What color is #011A0A?

#011A0A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #011A0A?

The RGB value is 1, 26, 10: 1 red, 26 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011A0A?

The complementary color is #1A0111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011A0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011A0A color

#011A0A rgb(1, 26, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #011A0A is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 10.2% green and 3.9% blue (1, 26, 10).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 93% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#011A0A color codes

HEX	`#011A0A`
RGB	`rgb(1, 26, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 10.2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 93%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 96%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 0%, 62%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.93, -11.98, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.93, 13.42, 153.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.437, 0.767, 0.412)`
Decimal	`72202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011A0A, 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 #011A0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011A0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #011A0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011a0a; }
.text { color: #011a0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011a0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 26 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011a0a, #011a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #011A0A?: #011A0A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #011A0A?: The RGB value is 1, 26, 10: 1 red, 26 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011A0A?: The complementary color is #1A0111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011A0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.