What color is #1A1811?

#1A1811 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1811?

The RGB value is 26, 24, 17: 26 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1811?

The complementary color is #11131A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1811 color

#1A1811 rgb(26, 24, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1811 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9.4% green and 6.7% blue (26, 24, 17).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#1A1811 color codes

HEX	`#1A1811`
RGB	`rgb(26, 24, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 35%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.25, -0.58, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.25, 4.79, 96.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.854, 0.913, 0.662)`
Decimal	`1710097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1811, 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 #1A1811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1A1811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1811; }
.text { color: #1a1811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 24 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1811, #181a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1A1811?: #1A1811 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1811?: The RGB value is 26, 24, 17: 26 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1811?: The complementary color is #11131A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.