What color is #1A2316?

#1A2316 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2316?

The RGB value is 26, 35, 22: 26 red, 35 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2316?

The complementary color is #1F1623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2316 color

#1A2316 rgb(26, 35, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A2316 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 13.7% green and 8.6% blue (26, 35, 22).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 23% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#1A2316 color codes

HEX	`#1A2316`
RGB	`rgb(26, 35, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 13.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 23%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 37%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 37%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.48, -7.24, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.48, 10.39, 134.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.172, 1.48, 0.983)`
Decimal	`1712918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2316, 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 #1A2316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #1A2316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2316; }
.text { color: #1a2316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 35 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2316, #162319); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1A2316?: #1A2316 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2316?: The RGB value is 26, 35, 22: 26 red, 35 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2316?: The complementary color is #1F1623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.