#1a1a21

Color #1a1a21

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 10.87 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#1a1a21

RGB

rgb(26, 26, 33)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.9%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 21.2%, 12.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 87.1%)

LAB

lab(9.55, 1.94, -4.82)

LCH

lch(9.55, 5.2, 291.92)

OKLCH

oklch(22.1%, 0.0136, 285.37)

HWB

hwb(240, 10.2%, 87.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21211a

Analogous

#1a1e21

#1a1a21

#1e1a21

Triadic

#1a1a21

#211a1a

#1a211a

Split-complementary

#1a1a21

#211e1a

#1e211a

Tetradic

#1a1a21

#211a21

#21211a

#1a211a

Square

#1a1a21

#211a1e

#21211a

#1a211e

Shades

Color #1a1a21 mixed toward black.

#16161c

#111116

#0d0d11

#09090b

#040406

Tints

Color #1a1a21 mixed toward white.

#3b3b4b

#5c5c75

#81819c

#ababbd

#d5d5de

Tones

Color #1a1a21 mixed toward gray.

#1b1b21

#1b1b20

#1c1c1f

#1d1d1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1f · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#1a1a1f · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#1a1e1e · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a1a21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a1a21]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#1a1a21 (#1a1a21) is rgb(26, 26, 33) in RGB.

No, #1a1a21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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