What color is #1A170E?

#1A170E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A170E?

The RGB value is 26, 23, 14: 26 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A170E?

The complementary color is #0E111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A170E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A170E color

#1A170E rgb(26, 23, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A170E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9% green and 5.5% blue (26, 23, 14).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 30% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 46% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#1A170E color codes

HEX	`#1A170E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 23, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 30%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 46%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 46%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.81, -0.4, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.81, 5.76, 93.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.812, 0.864, 0.539)`
Decimal	`1709838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A170E, 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 #1A170E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A170E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #1A170E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a170e; }
.text { color: #1a170e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a170e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 23 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a170e, #171a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1A170E?: #1A170E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A170E?: The RGB value is 26, 23, 14: 26 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A170E?: The complementary color is #0E111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A170E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.