#1a1b1c

Color #1a1b1c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-900 #171717 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1a1b1c

RGB

rgb(26, 27, 28)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.7%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 7.1%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 89%)

LAB

lab(9.7, -0.21, -0.86)

LCH

lch(9.7, 0.89, 256.28)

OKLCH

oklch(22.2%, 0.0025, 248.63)

HWB

hwb(210, 10.2%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c1b1a

Analogous

#1a1c1c

#1a1b1c

#1a1a1c

Triadic

#1a1b1c

#1c1a1b

#1b1c1a

Split-complementary

#1a1b1c

#1c1a1a

#1c1c1a

Tetradic

#1a1b1c

#1b1a1c

#1c1b1a

#1b1c1a

Square

#1a1b1c

#1c1a1c

#1c1b1a

#1a1c1a

Shades

Color #1a1b1c mixed toward black.

#161717

#111213

#0d0e0e

#090909

#040505

Tints

Color #1a1b1c mixed toward white.

#3f4143

#63676b

#898d91

#b0b3b6

#d8d9da

Tones

Color #1a1b1c mixed toward gray.

#1a1b1c

#1b1b1c

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Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.22:1

White text reads better on this background (17.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1c · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#1a1a1c · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#1a1c1c · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 0.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a1b1c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a1b1c]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#1a1b1c (#1a1b1c) is rgb(26, 27, 28) in RGB.

No, #1a1b1c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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