What color is #1A161B?

#1A161B 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 #1A161B?

The RGB value is 26, 22, 27: 26 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A161B?

The complementary color is #171B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A161B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A161B color

#1A161B rgb(26, 22, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A161B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 8.6% green and 10.6% blue (26, 22, 27).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#1A161B color codes

HEX	`#1A161B`
RGB	`rgb(26, 22, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 8.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 10%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 19%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.88, 3.26, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.88, 4.29, 319.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.911, 0.873, 1.157)`
Decimal	`1709595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A161B, 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 #1A161B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A161B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #1A161B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a161b; }
.text { color: #1a161b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a161b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 22 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a161b, #1b161a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1A161B?: #1A161B 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 #1A161B?: The RGB value is 26, 22, 27: 26 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A161B?: The complementary color is #171B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A161B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.