What color is #1A131A?

#1A131A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A131A?

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

What is the complementary color of #1A131A?

The complementary color is #131A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A131A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A131A color

#1A131A rgb(26, 19, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A131A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#1A131A color codes

HEX	`#1A131A`
RGB	`rgb(26, 19, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 27%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, 5.04, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 6.16, 324.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.845, 0.76, 1.079)`
Decimal	`1708826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A131A, 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 #1A131A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A131A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #1A131A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a131a; }
.text { color: #1a131a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a131a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 19 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a131a, #1a1316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1A131A?: #1A131A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A131A?: The RGB value is 26, 19, 26: 26 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A131A?: The complementary color is #131A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A131A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.