What color is #260A0B?

#260A0B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #260A0B?

The RGB value is 38, 10, 11: 38 red, 10 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260A0B?

The complementary color is #0A2625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260A0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260A0B color

#260A0B rgb(38, 10, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #260A0B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 3.9% green and 4.3% blue (38, 10, 11).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 58% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 71% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#260A0B color codes

HEX	`#260A0B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 10, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 3.9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 58%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 71%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.9, 13.99, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.9, 14.72, 18.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.968, 0.653, 0.392)`
Decimal	`2492939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260A0B, 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 #260A0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260A0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #260A0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260a0b; }
.text { color: #260a0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260a0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 10 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260a0b, #26170a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #260A0B?: #260A0B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #260A0B?: The RGB value is 38, 10, 11: 38 red, 10 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260A0B?: The complementary color is #0A2625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260A0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.