Recognised as Colour
#1A1A1B
- #1A1A1B
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#1A1A1B is a near-black with RGB values 26, 26, 27 and HSL 240°, 2%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#1A1A1B#1A1A1B
HEX#1A1A1B
RGBrgb(26, 26, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.102, 0.1059
RGB percentages10.2%, 10.2%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(240, 1.9%, 10.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.7%, 10.6%)
CMYK3.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 89.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,710,619
CSS custom property--colour: #1A1A1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#E5E5E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B1B1A
Analogous#1A1A1B, #1A1A1B
Triadic#1B1A1A, #1A1B1A
Split complementary#1B1A1A, #1A1B1A
Tetradic#1B1A1A, #1B1B1A, #1A1B1A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R26
G26
B27
Red26 (10.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.89%
Lightness10.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 1A · B 1B
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