What color is #1A1212?

#1A1212 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1212?

The RGB value is 26, 18, 18: 26 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1212?

The complementary color is #121A1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1212 color

#1A1212 rgb(26, 18, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1212 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 7.1% green and 7.1% blue (26, 18, 18).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#1A1212 color codes

HEX	`#1A1212`
RGB	`rgb(26, 18, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.29, 3.69, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.29, 3.91, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.751, 0.696, 0.667)`
Decimal	`1708562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1212, 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 #1A1212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #1A1212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1212; }
.text { color: #1a1212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 18 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1212, #1a1612); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1A1212?: #1A1212 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1212?: The RGB value is 26, 18, 18: 26 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1212?: The complementary color is #121A1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.