What color is #261B14?

#261B14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261B14?

The RGB value is 38, 27, 20: 38 red, 27 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261B14?

The complementary color is #141F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261B14 color

#261B14 rgb(38, 27, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #261B14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.6% green and 7.8% blue (38, 27, 20).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 47% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#261B14 color codes

HEX	`#261B14`
RGB	`rgb(38, 27, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 10.6%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 47%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, 4.18, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 8.04, 58.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.318, 1.247, 0.833)`
Decimal	`2497300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261B14, 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 #261B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #261B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261b14; }
.text { color: #261b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 27 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261b14, #262414); }

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Questions

What color is #261B14?: #261B14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261B14?: The RGB value is 38, 27, 20: 38 red, 27 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261B14?: The complementary color is #141F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.