Colour
#1B1A19
- #1B1A19
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#1B1A19 is a near-black with RGB values 27, 26, 25 and HSL 30°, 4%, 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
#1B1A19#1B1A19
HEX#1B1A19
RGBrgb(27, 26, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.102, 0.098
RGB percentages10.6%, 10.2%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(30, 3.8%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 7.4%, 10.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 7.4%, 89.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,776,153
CSS custom property--colour: #1B1A19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.38:1
Contrast with white17.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#E4E5E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.38:1WCAG 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#191A1B
Analogous#1B1919, #1B1B19
Triadic#191B1A, #1A191B
Split complementary#191B1B, #19191B
Tetradic#191B19, #191A1B, #1B191B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G26
B25
Red27 (10.6%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)3.85%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 1B · G 1A · B 19
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