What color is #1A1217?

#1A1217 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 #1A1217?

The RGB value is 26, 18, 23: 26 red, 18 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1217?

The complementary color is #121A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1217 color

#1A1217 rgb(26, 18, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1217 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 7.1% green and 9% blue (26, 18, 23).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#1A1217 color codes

HEX	`#1A1217`
RGB	`rgb(26, 18, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 31%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.45, 4.84, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.45, 5.18, 339.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.797, 0.714, 0.906)`
Decimal	`1708567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1217, 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 #1A1217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #1A1217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1217; }
.text { color: #1a1217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 18 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1217, #1a1213); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #1A1217?: #1A1217 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 #1A1217?: The RGB value is 26, 18, 23: 26 red, 18 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1217?: The complementary color is #121A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.