What color is #1A2113?

#1A2113 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2113?

The RGB value is 26, 33, 19: 26 red, 33 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2113?

The complementary color is #1A1321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2113?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2113 color

#1A2113 rgb(26, 33, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A2113 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 12.9% green and 7.5% blue (26, 33, 19).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#1A2113 color codes

HEX	`#1A2113`
RGB	`rgb(26, 33, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 12.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 42%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 42%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.65, -6.52, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.65, 10.6, 127.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.087, 1.354, 0.82)`
Decimal	`1712403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2113, 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 #1A2113	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2113 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1A2113 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2113; }
.text { color: #1a2113; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2113; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 33 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2113, #132113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1A2113?: #1A2113 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2113?: The RGB value is 26, 33, 19: 26 red, 33 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2113?: The complementary color is #1A1321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2113?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.