Information about #1A1A12 color

#1A1A12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #1A1A12 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(26, 26, 18) — 10.2% red, 10.2% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 90. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained yellow, #1A1A12 sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Chocolate (#1B1811). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Black (#1B1A16) and Very Dark Chartreuse Green (#171D11).

In RGB terms — rgb(26, 26, 18) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #1A1A12 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:90) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#1A1A12 color variations

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#1A1A12 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1A1A12

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1A1A12
  • RGB26, 26, 18
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 90
  • CSSrgb(26, 26, 18)
  • HSL60°, 18%, 9%
  • HSL Precise60°, 18.182%, 8.627%
  • HSV60°, 31%, 10%
  • HSB60°, 31%, 10%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.102, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.102, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.102, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID1A1A12
  • DECIMAL ID1710610
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01