What color is #261E1F?

#261E1F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261E1F?

The RGB value is 38, 30, 31: 38 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261E1F?

The complementary color is #1E2625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261E1F color

#261E1F rgb(38, 30, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #261E1F is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.8% green and 12.2% blue (38, 30, 31).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#261E1F color codes

HEX	`#261E1F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 30, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 11.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.22, 4.09, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.22, 4.16, 10.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.511, 1.44, 1.494)`
Decimal	`2498079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261E1F, 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 #261E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #261E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261e1f; }
.text { color: #261e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 30 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261e1f, #26211e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #261E1F?: #261E1F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261E1F?: The RGB value is 38, 30, 31: 38 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261E1F?: The complementary color is #1E2625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.