What color is #261A18?

#261A18 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261A18?

The RGB value is 38, 26, 24: 38 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261A18?

The complementary color is #182426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261A18 color

#261A18 rgb(38, 26, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #261A18 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.2% green and 9.4% blue (38, 26, 24).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 37% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#261A18 color codes

HEX	`#261A18`
RGB	`rgb(38, 26, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 10.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 37%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 37%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.68, 5.59, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.68, 6.72, 33.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.334, 1.217, 1.029)`
Decimal	`2497048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261A18, 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 #261A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #261A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261a18; }
.text { color: #261a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 26 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261a18, #262118); }

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Questions

What color is #261A18?: #261A18 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261A18?: The RGB value is 38, 26, 24: 38 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261A18?: The complementary color is #182426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.