What color is #1A100B?

#1A100B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A100B?

The RGB value is 26, 16, 11: 26 red, 16 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A100B?

The complementary color is #0B151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A100B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A100B color

#1A100B rgb(26, 16, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A100B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 6.3% green and 4.3% blue (26, 16, 11).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 41% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 58% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.7:1).

#1A100B color codes

HEX	`#1A100B`
RGB	`rgb(26, 16, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 6.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 41%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 58%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 58%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.55, 3.59, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.55, 5.27, 46.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.672, 0.614, 0.4)`
Decimal	`1708043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A100B, 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 #1A100B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A100B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.7:1	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 #1A100B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a100b; }
.text { color: #1a100b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a100b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 16 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a100b, #1a170b); }

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Questions

What color is #1A100B?: #1A100B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A100B?: The RGB value is 26, 16, 11: 26 red, 16 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A100B?: The complementary color is #0B151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A100B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.