Colour
#1A1917
- #1A1917
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#1A1917 is a near-black with RGB values 26, 25, 23 and HSL 40°, 6%, 10%. 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
#1A1917#1A1917
HEX#1A1917
RGBrgb(26, 25, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.098, 0.0902
RGB percentages10.2%, 9.8%, 9%
HSLhsl(40, 6.1%, 9.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 11.5%, 10.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 11.5%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,710,359
CSS custom property--colour: #1A1917;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.57:1
Contrast with white17.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#E5E6E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#17181A
Analogous#1A1717, #191A17
Triadic#171A19, #19171A
Split complementary#17191A, #17171A
Tetradic#171A17, #17181A, #1A1719
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R26
G25
B23
Red26 (10.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness9.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 1A · G 19 · B 17
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