What color is #1A130E?

#1A130E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A130E?

The RGB value is 26, 19, 14: 26 red, 19 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A130E?

The complementary color is #0E151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A130E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A130E color

#1A130E rgb(26, 19, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A130E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 7.5% green and 5.5% blue (26, 19, 14).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 30% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 46% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#1A130E color codes

HEX	`#1A130E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 19, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 30%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 46%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 46%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.48, 2.32, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.48, 4.45, 58.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.738, 0.717, 0.515)`
Decimal	`1708814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A130E, 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 #1A130E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A130E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #1A130E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a130e; }
.text { color: #1a130e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a130e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 19 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a130e, #1a190e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A130E?: #1A130E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A130E?: The RGB value is 26, 19, 14: 26 red, 19 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A130E?: The complementary color is #0E151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A130E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.