What color is #26261F?

#26261F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26261F?

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

What is the complementary color of #26261F?

The complementary color is #1F1F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26261F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26261F color

#26261F rgb(38, 38, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #26261F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#26261F color codes

HEX	`#26261F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 38, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 18%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.94, -1.58, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.94, 4.92, 108.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.74, 1.897, 1.571)`
Decimal	`2500127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26261F, 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 #26261F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26261F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #26261F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26261f; }
.text { color: #26261f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26261f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 38 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26261f, #23261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26261F?: #26261F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26261F?: The RGB value is 38, 38, 31: 38 red, 38 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26261F?: The complementary color is #1F1F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26261F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.