What color is #26141E?

#26141E 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 #26141E?

The RGB value is 38, 20, 30: 38 red, 20 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26141E?

The complementary color is #14261C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26141E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26141E color

#26141E rgb(38, 20, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #26141E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 7.8% green and 11.8% blue (38, 20, 30).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 21% 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 17.48:1).

#26141E color codes

HEX	`#26141E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 20, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 7.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.04, 11.13, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.04, 11.57, 344.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.284, 1.006, 1.355)`
Decimal	`2495518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26141E, 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 #26141E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26141E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #26141E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26141e; }
.text { color: #26141e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26141e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 20 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26141e, #261415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #26141E?: #26141E 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 #26141E?: The RGB value is 38, 20, 30: 38 red, 20 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26141E?: The complementary color is #14261C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26141E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.