What color is #260B19?

#260B19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #260B19?

The RGB value is 38, 11, 25: 38 red, 11 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260B19?

The complementary color is #0B2618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260B19 color

#260B19 rgb(38, 11, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #260B19 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 4.3% green and 9.8% blue (38, 11, 25).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 55% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 34% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#260B19 color codes

HEX	`#260B19`
RGB	`rgb(38, 11, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 4.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 55%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 71%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 34%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.52, 15.84, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.52, 16.14, 349.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.095, 0.722, 1.001)`
Decimal	`2493209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260B19, 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 #260B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #260B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260b19; }
.text { color: #260b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 11 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260b19, #260b0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #260B19?: #260B19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #260B19?: The RGB value is 38, 11, 25: 38 red, 11 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260B19?: The complementary color is #0B2618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.