What color is #1A1815?

#1A1815 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1815?

The RGB value is 26, 24, 21: 26 red, 24 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1815?

The complementary color is #15171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1815?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1815 color

#1A1815 rgb(26, 24, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1815 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9.4% green and 8.2% blue (26, 24, 21).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#1A1815 color codes

HEX	`#1A1815`
RGB	`rgb(26, 24, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.37, 0.27, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.37, 2.41, 83.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.888, 0.927, 0.841)`
Decimal	`1710101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1815, 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 #1A1815	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1815 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #1A1815 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1815; }
.text { color: #1a1815; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1815; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 24 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1815, #1a1a15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1A1815?: #1A1815 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1815?: The RGB value is 26, 24, 21: 26 red, 24 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1815?: The complementary color is #15171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1815?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.