What color is #1A0F0F?

#1A0F0F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A0F0F?

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

What is the complementary color of #1A0F0F?

The complementary color is #0F1A1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A0F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A0F0F color

#1A0F0F rgb(26, 15, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A0F0F is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 42% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#1A0F0F color codes

HEX	`#1A0F0F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 15, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 5.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.38, 4.78, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.38, 5.07, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.683, 0.596, 0.531)`
Decimal	`1707791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A0F0F, 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 #1A0F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A0F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #1A0F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a0f0f; }
.text { color: #1a0f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 15 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a0f0f, #1a140f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A0F0F?: #1A0F0F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A0F0F?: The RGB value is 26, 15, 15: 26 red, 15 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A0F0F?: The complementary color is #0F1A1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A0F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.