#1a1516

Color #1a1516

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#1a1516

RGB

rgb(26, 21, 22)

HSL

hsl(348, 10.6%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 19.2%, 10.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.2%, 15.4%, 89.8%)

LAB

lab(7.35, 2.68, 0.21)

LCH

lch(7.35, 2.69, 4.48)

OKLCH

oklch(20.2%, 0.0083, 4.13)

HWB

hwb(348, 8.2%, 89.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#151a19

Analogous

#1a1518

#1a1516

#1a1615

Triadic

#1a1516

#161a15

#15161a

Split-complementary

#1a1516

#151a16

#15181a

Tetradic

#1a1516

#1a1915

#151a19

#15161a

Square

#1a1516

#181a15

#151a19

#16151a

Shades

Color #1a1516 mixed toward black.

#161112

#110e0f

#0d0a0b

#090707

#040304

Tints

Color #1a1516 mixed toward white.

#45373a

#6f5a5e

#987f84

#baaaad

#ddd4d6

Tones

Color #1a1516 mixed toward gray.

#1a1516

#191616

#191617

#181717

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.16:1

White text reads better on this background (18.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#181816 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#181916 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#1a1616 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#161616 · ΔE 3.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1a1516;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a1516]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#1a1516 (#1a1516) is rgb(26, 21, 22) in RGB.

No, #1a1516 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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