What color is #26250C?

#26250C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26250C?

The RGB value is 38, 37, 12: 38 red, 37 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26250C?

The complementary color is #0C0D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26250C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26250C color

#26250C rgb(38, 37, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #26250C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.5% green and 4.7% blue (38, 37, 12).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 52% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 68% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 7.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#26250C color codes

HEX	`#26250C`
RGB	`rgb(38, 37, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 52%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 68%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 68%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.18, -3.93, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.18, 16.25, 104)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.527, 1.762, 0.607)`
Decimal	`2499852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26250C, 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 #26250C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26250C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #26250C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26250c; }
.text { color: #26250c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26250c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 37 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26250c, #1a260c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26250C?: #26250C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26250C?: The RGB value is 38, 37, 12: 38 red, 37 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26250C?: The complementary color is #0C0D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26250C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.