What color is #1A121F?

#1A121F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A121F?

The RGB value is 26, 18, 31: 26 red, 18 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A121F?

The complementary color is #171F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A121F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A121F color

#1A121F rgb(26, 18, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A121F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 7.1% green and 12.2% blue (26, 18, 31).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#1A121F color codes

HEX	`#1A121F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 18, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 42%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 42%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.79, 7.16, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.79, 10.37, 313.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.89, 0.751, 1.394)`
Decimal	`1708575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A121F, 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 #1A121F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A121F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1A121F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a121f; }
.text { color: #1a121f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a121f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 18 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a121f, #1f121e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1A121F?: #1A121F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A121F?: The RGB value is 26, 18, 31: 26 red, 18 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A121F?: The complementary color is #171F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A121F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.