Colors

#1A1A1A

Charcoal

Charcoal is #1A1A1A — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#1A1A1A
RGB
rgb(26, 26, 26)
HSL
hsl(0,0%,10%)
HSV
hsv(0, 0%, 10%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,0,90)
OKLCH
oklch(21.8% 0.000 0.0)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#484848

20% white

#767676

40% white

#A3A3A3

60% white

#D1D1D1

80% white

Shades

#151515

20% black

#101010

40% black

#0A0A0A

60% black

#050505

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Charcoal. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#404040

#404040

#000000

Analogous

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#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

Triadic

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#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#404040

#000000

Split Complementary

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#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#4D4D4D

#000000

Monochromatic

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#333333

#595959

#808080

#A6A6A6

#CCCCCC

Tetradic

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#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#1A1A1A

#383838

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 17.40:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 1.21:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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