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Recognised as Colour

#26151B

  • #26151B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#26151B is a red with RGB values 38, 21, 27 and HSL 339°, 29%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#26151B#26151B
HEX#26151B
RGBrgb(38, 21, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0824, 0.1059
RGB percentages14.9%, 8.2%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(338.8, 28.8%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 44.7%, 14.9%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 28.9%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,495,771
CSS custom property--colour: #26151B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D9EAE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#17181Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B1B1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#291417no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 36.5Gray · ΔE 45.4Slate grey · ΔE 46.3Light slate grey · ΔE 49.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#152620
Analogous#261524, #261715
Triadic#1B2615, #151B26
Split complementary#152618, #152426
Tetradic#232615, #152620, #171526

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A76079
Lighter +30%#894B61
Lighter +20%#68394A
Lighter +10%#472732
Darker −10%#050304
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D0E19
Less saturated −25%#1F1C1D

Channel breakdown

R38
G21
B27
Red38 (14.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue338.82°
Saturation (HSL)28.81%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 26 · G 15 · B 1B

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