What color is #1C1A26?

#1C1A26 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1A26?

The RGB value is 28, 26, 38: 28 red, 26 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1A26?

The complementary color is #24261A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1A26 color

#1C1A26 rgb(28, 26, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1A26 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 10.2% green and 14.9% blue (28, 26, 38).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 19% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#1C1A26 color codes

HEX	`#1C1A26`
RGB	`rgb(28, 26, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 10.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 19%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 32%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10, 4.31, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10, 8.94, 298.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.198, 1.126, 1.987)`
Decimal	`1841702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1A26, 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 #1C1A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1C1A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1a26; }
.text { color: #1c1a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 26 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1a26, #221a26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1A26?: #1C1A26 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1A26?: The RGB value is 28, 26, 38: 28 red, 26 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1A26?: The complementary color is #24261A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.