What color is #1A101E?

#1A101E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A101E?

The RGB value is 26, 16, 30: 26 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A101E?

The complementary color is #141E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A101E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A101E color

#1A101E rgb(26, 16, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A101E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 6.3% green and 11.8% blue (26, 16, 30).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 30% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#1A101E color codes

HEX	`#1A101E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 16, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 6.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 30%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 47%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.18, 8.01, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.18, 11.08, 316.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.846, 0.684, 1.316)`
Decimal	`1708062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A101E, 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 #1A101E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A101E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1A101E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a101e; }
.text { color: #1a101e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a101e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 16 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a101e, #1e101b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1A101E?: #1A101E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A101E?: The RGB value is 26, 16, 30: 26 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A101E?: The complementary color is #141E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A101E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.