What color is #260D01?

#260D01 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #260D01?

The RGB value is 38, 13, 1: 38 red, 13 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260D01?

The complementary color is #011A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260D01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260D01 color

#260D01 rgb(38, 13, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #260D01 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 5.1% green and 0.4% blue (38, 13, 1).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 97% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#260D01 color codes

HEX	`#260D01`
RGB	`rgb(38, 13, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 5.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 97%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 97%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.34, 11.35, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.34, 14.68, 39.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.949, 0.702, 0.114)`
Decimal	`2493697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260D01, 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 #260D01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260D01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #260D01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260d01; }
.text { color: #260d01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260d01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 13 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260d01, #262001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #260D01?: #260D01 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #260D01?: The RGB value is 38, 13, 1: 38 red, 13 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260D01?: The complementary color is #011A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260D01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.