What color is #26131B?

#26131B 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 #26131B?

The RGB value is 38, 19, 27: 38 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26131B?

The complementary color is #13261E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26131B color

#26131B rgb(38, 19, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #26131B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (38, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 29% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#26131B color codes

HEX	`#26131B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 50%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 29%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.63, 11.23, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.63, 11.33, 352.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.23, 0.957, 1.157)`
Decimal	`2495259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26131B, 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 #26131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #26131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26131b; }
.text { color: #26131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26131b, #261513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #26131B?: #26131B 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 #26131B?: The RGB value is 38, 19, 27: 38 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26131B?: The complementary color is #13261E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.