What color is #260F1E?

#260F1E 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 #260F1E?

The RGB value is 38, 15, 30: 38 red, 15 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260F1E?

The complementary color is #0F2617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260F1E color

#260F1E rgb(38, 15, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #260F1E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 5.9% green and 11.8% blue (38, 15, 30).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#260F1E color codes

HEX	`#260F1E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 15, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 5.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 61%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.66, 14.61, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.66, 15.52, 340.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.205, 0.848, 1.328)`
Decimal	`2494238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260F1E, 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 #260F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #260F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260f1e; }
.text { color: #260f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 15 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260f1e, #260f13); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #260F1E?: #260F1E 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 #260F1E?: The RGB value is 38, 15, 30: 38 red, 15 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260F1E?: The complementary color is #0F2617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.