What color is #261E23?

#261E23 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261E23?

The RGB value is 38, 30, 35: 38 red, 30 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261E23?

The complementary color is #1E2621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261E23 color

#261E23 rgb(38, 30, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #261E23 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.8% green and 13.7% blue (38, 30, 35).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#261E23 color codes

HEX	`#261E23`
RGB	`rgb(38, 30, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 11.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.36, 4.99, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.36, 5.36, 338.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.567, 1.462, 1.789)`
Decimal	`2498083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261E23, 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 #261E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #261E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261e23; }
.text { color: #261e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 30 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261e23, #261e1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #261E23?: #261E23 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261E23?: The RGB value is 38, 30, 35: 38 red, 30 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261E23?: The complementary color is #1E2621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.