What color is #26290B?

#26290B 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 #26290B?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 11: 38 red, 41 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26290B?

The complementary color is #0E0B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26290B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26290B color

#26290B rgb(38, 41, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #26290B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 4.3% blue (38, 41, 11).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 58% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#26290B color codes

HEX	`#26290B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 58%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 73%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 73%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.6, -6.68, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.6, 19.24, 110.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.653, 2.022, 0.62)`
Decimal	`2500875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26290B, 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 #26290B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26290B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #26290B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26290b; }
.text { color: #26290b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26290b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26290b, #17290b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26290B?: #26290B 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 #26290B?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 11: 38 red, 41 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26290B?: The complementary color is #0E0B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26290B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.