What color is #261B0A?

#261B0A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261B0A?

The RGB value is 38, 27, 10: 38 red, 27 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261B0A?

The complementary color is #0A1526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261B0A?

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.

#261B0A color

#261B0A rgb(38, 27, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #261B0A is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.6% green and 3.9% blue (38, 27, 10).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 58% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 74% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#261B0A color codes

HEX	`#261B0A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 27, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 10.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 58%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 74%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.69, 2.86, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.69, 12.24, 76.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.246, 1.218, 0.457)`
Decimal	`2497290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261B0A, 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 #261B0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261B0A 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 #261B0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261b0a; }
.text { color: #261b0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261b0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 27 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261b0a, #23260a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #261B0A?: #261B0A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261B0A?: The RGB value is 38, 27, 10: 38 red, 27 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261B0A?: The complementary color is #0A1526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261B0A?: 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.