What color is #26121B?

#26121B 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 #26121B?

The RGB value is 38, 18, 27: 38 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26121B?

The complementary color is #12261D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26121B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26121B color

#26121B rgb(38, 18, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #26121B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 7.1% green and 10.6% blue (38, 18, 27).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 36% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 29% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#26121B color codes

HEX	`#26121B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 18, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 7.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 36%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 53%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 29%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.34, 11.94, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.34, 12.1, 350.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.213, 0.924, 1.151)`
Decimal	`2495003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26121B, 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 #26121B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26121B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #26121B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26121b; }
.text { color: #26121b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26121b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 18 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26121b, #261312); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #26121B?: #26121B 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 #26121B?: The RGB value is 38, 18, 27: 38 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26121B?: The complementary color is #12261D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26121B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.