What color is #26201F?

#26201F 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 #26201F?

The RGB value is 38, 32, 31: 38 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26201F?

The complementary color is #1F2526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26201F color

#26201F rgb(38, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #26201F is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 12.5% green and 12.2% blue (38, 32, 31).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#26201F color codes

HEX	`#26201F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 18%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.89, 2.65, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.89, 3.16, 33.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.563, 1.544, 1.512)`
Decimal	`2498591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26201F, 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 #26201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #26201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26201f; }
.text { color: #26201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26201f, #26231f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #26201F?: #26201F 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 #26201F?: The RGB value is 38, 32, 31: 38 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26201F?: The complementary color is #1F2526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.