What color is #261C14?

#261C14 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 #261C14?

The RGB value is 38, 28, 20: 38 red, 28 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261C14?

The complementary color is #141E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261C14 color

#261C14 rgb(38, 28, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #261C14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 11% green and 7.8% blue (38, 28, 20).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 47% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#261C14 color codes

HEX	`#261C14`
RGB	`rgb(38, 28, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 11%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 47%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.23, 3.46, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.23, 8.11, 64.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.341, 1.293, 0.841)`
Decimal	`2497556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261C14, 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 #261C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #261C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261c14; }
.text { color: #261c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 28 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261c14, #262514); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #261C14?: #261C14 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 #261C14?: The RGB value is 38, 28, 20: 38 red, 28 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261C14?: The complementary color is #141E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.