What color is #262611?

#262611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262611?

The RGB value is 38, 38, 17: 38 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262611?

The complementary color is #111126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262611 color

#262611 rgb(38, 38, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #262611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (38, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#262611 color codes

HEX	`#262611`
RGB	`rgb(38, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 55%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 55%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.62, -4, 13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.62, 14.31, 106.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.594, 1.839, 0.801)`
Decimal	`2500113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262611, 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 #262611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #262611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262611; }
.text { color: #262611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262611, #1c2611); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262611?: #262611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262611?: The RGB value is 38, 38, 17: 38 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262611?: The complementary color is #111126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.