What color is #1A141B?

#1A141B 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 #1A141B?

The RGB value is 26, 20, 27: 26 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A141B?

The complementary color is #151B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A141B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A141B color

#1A141B rgb(26, 20, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A141B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 7.8% green and 10.6% blue (26, 20, 27).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 15% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#1A141B color codes

HEX	`#1A141B`
RGB	`rgb(26, 20, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 15%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 26%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.22, 4.67, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.22, 6.01, 320.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.874, 0.799, 1.145)`
Decimal	`1709083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A141B, 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 #1A141B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A141B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #1A141B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a141b; }
.text { color: #1a141b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a141b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 20 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a141b, #1b1419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1A141B?: #1A141B 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 #1A141B?: The RGB value is 26, 20, 27: 26 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A141B?: The complementary color is #151B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A141B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.