What color is #260419?

#260419 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #260419?

The RGB value is 38, 4, 25: 38 red, 4 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260419?

The complementary color is #042611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260419?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260419 color

#260419 rgb(38, 4, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #260419 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 1.6% green and 9.8% blue (38, 4, 25).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 34% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#260419 color codes

HEX	`#260419`
RGB	`rgb(38, 4, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 1.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 89%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 34%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.14, 19.1, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.14, 19.76, 345.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.018, 0.569, 0.976)`
Decimal	`2491417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260419, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #260419	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260419 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #260419 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260419; }
.text { color: #260419; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260419; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 4 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260419, #260408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #260419?: #260419 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #260419?: The RGB value is 38, 4, 25: 38 red, 4 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260419?: The complementary color is #042611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260419?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.