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Recognised as Colour

#1A1916

  • #1A1916
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1A1916 is a yellow with RGB values 26, 25, 22 and HSL 45°, 8%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1A1916#1A1916
HEX#1A1916
RGBrgb(26, 25, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.098, 0.0863
RGB percentages10.2%, 9.8%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(45, 8.3%, 9.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 15.4%, 10.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 15.4%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,710,358
CSS custom property--colour: #1A1916;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.58:1
Contrast with white17.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#E5E6E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A1916no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#1B1818no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 35.7Gray · ΔE 44.9Slate grey · ΔE 45.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 47.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16171A
Analogous#1A1716, #191A16
Triadic#161A19, #19161A
Split complementary#16191A, #17161A
Tetradic#161A17, #16171A, #1A1619

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#898374
Lighter +30%#6D695C
Lighter +20%#514E45
Lighter +10%#36342D
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#201C10
Less saturated −25%#181818

Channel breakdown

R26
G25
B22
Red26 (10.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness9.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 1A · G 19 · B 16

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