What color is #261F28?

#261F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261F28?

The RGB value is 38, 31, 40: 38 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261F28?

The complementary color is #21281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261F28 color

#261F28 rgb(38, 31, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #261F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 12.2% green and 15.7% blue (38, 31, 40).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#261F28 color codes

HEX	`#261F28`
RGB	`rgb(38, 31, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 12.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.89, 5.51, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.89, 7.3, 318.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.672, 1.545, 2.217)`
Decimal	`2498344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261F28, 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 #261F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #261F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261f28; }
.text { color: #261f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 31 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261f28, #281f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #261F28?: #261F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261F28?: The RGB value is 38, 31, 40: 38 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261F28?: The complementary color is #21281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.