What color is #1A1E16?

#1A1E16 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1E16?

The RGB value is 26, 30, 22: 26 red, 30 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1E16?

The complementary color is #1A161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1E16 color

#1A1E16 rgb(26, 30, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1E16 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 11.8% green and 8.6% blue (26, 30, 22).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 15% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#1A1E16 color codes

HEX	`#1A1E16`
RGB	`rgb(26, 30, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 11.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 15%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 27%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, -3.84, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 6.2, 128.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.035, 1.206, 0.937)`
Decimal	`1711638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1E16, 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 #1A1E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1A1E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1e16; }
.text { color: #1a1e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 30 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1e16, #161e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1A1E16?: #1A1E16 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1E16?: The RGB value is 26, 30, 22: 26 red, 30 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1E16?: The complementary color is #1A161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.