What color is #1A1B12?

#1A1B12 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1B12?

The RGB value is 26, 27, 18: 26 red, 27 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1B12?

The complementary color is #13121B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1B12 color

#1A1B12 rgb(26, 27, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1B12 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 10.6% green and 7.1% blue (26, 27, 18).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 20% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#1A1B12 color codes

HEX	`#1A1B12`
RGB	`rgb(26, 27, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 10.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 20%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 33%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.38, -2.56, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.38, 6.33, 113.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.927, 1.047, 0.725)`
Decimal	`1710866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1B12, 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 #1A1B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1A1B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1b12; }
.text { color: #1a1b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 27 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1b12, #151b12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1A1B12?: #1A1B12 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1B12?: The RGB value is 26, 27, 18: 26 red, 27 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1B12?: The complementary color is #13121B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.