What color is #1A1910?

#1A1910 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1910?

The RGB value is 26, 25, 16: 26 red, 25 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1910?

The complementary color is #10111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1910?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1910 color

#1A1910 rgb(26, 25, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1910 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9.8% green and 6.3% blue (26, 25, 16).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 24% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#1A1910 color codes

HEX	`#1A1910`
RGB	`rgb(26, 25, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 24%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 38%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 38%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.59, -1.5, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.59, 6.01, 104.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.867, 0.952, 0.628)`
Decimal	`1710352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1910, 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 #1A1910	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1910 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #1A1910 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1910; }
.text { color: #1a1910; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1910; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 25 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1910, #161a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1A1910?: #1A1910 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1910?: The RGB value is 26, 25, 16: 26 red, 25 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1910?: The complementary color is #10111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1910?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.