What color is #1A162C?

#1A162C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A162C?

The RGB value is 26, 22, 44: 26 red, 22 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A162C?

The complementary color is #282C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A162C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A162C color

#1A162C rgb(26, 22, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A162C is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 8.6% green and 17.3% blue (26, 22, 44).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 33% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#1A162C color codes

HEX	`#1A162C`
RGB	`rgb(26, 22, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 8.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 33%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 50%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 50%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.78, 8.54, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.78, 16.55, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.167, 0.975, 2.509)`
Decimal	`1709612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A162C, 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 #1A162C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A162C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #1A162C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a162c; }
.text { color: #1a162c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a162c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 22 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a162c, #25162c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1A162C?: #1A162C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A162C?: The RGB value is 26, 22, 44: 26 red, 22 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A162C?: The complementary color is #282C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A162C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.