What color is #261B22?

#261B22 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261B22?

The RGB value is 38, 27, 34: 38 red, 27 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261B22?

The complementary color is #1B261F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261B22 color

#261B22 rgb(38, 27, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #261B22 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.6% green and 13.3% blue (38, 27, 34).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#261B22 color codes

HEX	`#261B22`
RGB	`rgb(38, 27, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 10.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 29%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.36, 6.94, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.36, 7.45, 338.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.48, 1.311, 1.688)`
Decimal	`2497314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261B22, 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 #261B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #261B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261b22; }
.text { color: #261b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 27 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261b22, #261b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #261B22?: #261B22 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261B22?: The RGB value is 38, 27, 34: 38 red, 27 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261B22?: The complementary color is #1B261F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.