What color is #1A102E?

#1A102E is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A102E?

The RGB value is 26, 16, 46: 26 red, 16 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A102E?

The complementary color is #242E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A102E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A102E color

#1A102E rgb(26, 16, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A102E is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 6.3% green and 18% blue (26, 16, 46).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#1A102E color codes

HEX	`#1A102E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 16, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 6.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 65%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.11, 13.62, -18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.11, 22.82, 306.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.104, 0.787, 2.678)`
Decimal	`1708078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A102E, 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 #1A102E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A102E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #1A102E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a102e; }
.text { color: #1a102e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a102e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 16 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a102e, #29102e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A102E?: #1A102E is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A102E?: The RGB value is 26, 16, 46: 26 red, 16 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A102E?: The complementary color is #242E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A102E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.