What color is #261C21?

#261C21 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 #261C21?

The RGB value is 38, 28, 33: 38 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261C21?

The complementary color is #1C2621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261C21 color

#261C21 rgb(38, 28, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #261C21 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 11% green and 12.9% blue (38, 28, 33).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 15% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#261C21 color codes

HEX	`#261C21`
RGB	`rgb(38, 28, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 11%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 15%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 26%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 13%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.64, 5.98, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.64, 6.18, 345.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.489, 1.352, 1.621)`
Decimal	`2497569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261C21, 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 #261C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #261C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261c21; }
.text { color: #261c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 28 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261c21, #261c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #261C21?: #261C21 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 #261C21?: The RGB value is 38, 28, 33: 38 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261C21?: The complementary color is #1C2621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.