What color is #1A1116?

#1A1116 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1116?

The RGB value is 26, 17, 22: 26 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1116?

The complementary color is #111A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1116 color

#1A1116 rgb(26, 17, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1116 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 6.7% green and 8.6% blue (26, 17, 22).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#1A1116 color codes

HEX	`#1A1116`
RGB	`rgb(26, 17, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 6.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 35%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 15%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.13, 5.18, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.13, 5.41, 343.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.771, 0.678, 0.849)`
Decimal	`1708310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1116, 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 #1A1116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	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 #1A1116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1116; }
.text { color: #1a1116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 17 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1116, #1a1111); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A1116?: #1A1116 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1116?: The RGB value is 26, 17, 22: 26 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1116?: The complementary color is #111A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.