What color is #260F16?

#260F16 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #260F16?

The RGB value is 38, 15, 22: 38 red, 15 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260F16?

The complementary color is #0F261F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260F16 color

#260F16 rgb(38, 15, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #260F16 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 5.9% green and 8.6% blue (38, 15, 22).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 42% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#260F16 color codes

HEX	`#260F16`
RGB	`rgb(38, 15, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 5.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 61%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 42%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.33, 13.04, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.33, 13.05, 1.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.115, 0.812, 0.857)`
Decimal	`2494230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260F16, 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 #260F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #260F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260f16; }
.text { color: #260f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 15 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260f16, #26140f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #260F16?: #260F16 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #260F16?: The RGB value is 38, 15, 22: 38 red, 15 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260F16?: The complementary color is #0F261F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.