What color is #1A2313?

#1A2313 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2313?

The RGB value is 26, 35, 19: 26 red, 35 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2313?

The complementary color is #1C1323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2313?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2313 color

#1A2313 rgb(26, 35, 19)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1A2313 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 13.7% green and 7.5% blue (26, 35, 19).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#1A2313 color codes

HEX	`#1A2313`
RGB	`rgb(26, 35, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 13.7%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 46%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 46%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.41, -7.84, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.41, 12.23, 129.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.145, 1.469, 0.839)`
Decimal	`1712915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2313, 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 #1A2313	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2313 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1A2313 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2313; }
.text { color: #1a2313; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2313; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 35 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2313, #132314); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1A2313?: #1A2313 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2313?: The RGB value is 26, 35, 19: 26 red, 35 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2313?: The complementary color is #1C1323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2313?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.