What color is #1A0808?

#1A0808 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A0808?

The RGB value is 26, 8, 8: 26 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A0808?

The complementary color is #081A1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A0808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A0808 color

#1A0808 rgb(26, 8, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A0808 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 3.1% green and 3.1% blue (26, 8, 8).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 53% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 69% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

#1A0808 color codes

HEX	`#1A0808`
RGB	`rgb(26, 8, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 3.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 53%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 69%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 69%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.71, 6.81, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.71, 7.22, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.557, 0.411, 0.28)`
Decimal	`1705992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A0808, 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 #1A0808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A0808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #1A0808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a0808; }
.text { color: #1a0808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 8 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a0808, #1a1108); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1A0808?: #1A0808 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A0808?: The RGB value is 26, 8, 8: 26 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A0808?: The complementary color is #081A1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A0808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.