What color is #1A070F?

#1A070F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A070F?

The RGB value is 26, 7, 15: 26 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A070F?

The complementary color is #071A12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A070F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A070F color

#1A070F rgb(26, 7, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A070F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 2.7% green and 5.9% blue (26, 7, 15).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 58% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 42% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#1A070F color codes

HEX	`#1A070F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 7, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 2.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 58%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 73%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 42%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.67, 8.28, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.67, 8.32, 354.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.588, 0.406, 0.499)`
Decimal	`1705743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A070F, 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 #1A070F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A070F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #1A070F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a070f; }
.text { color: #1a070f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a070f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 7 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a070f, #1a0907); }

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Questions

What color is #1A070F?: #1A070F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A070F?: The RGB value is 26, 7, 15: 26 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A070F?: The complementary color is #071A12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A070F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.