Recognised as Colour

#261B00

#261B00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#261B00 is a orange with RGB values 38, 27, 0 and HSL 43°, 100%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261B00#261B00

HEX#261B00

RGBrgb(38, 27, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1059, 0

RGB percentages14.9%, 10.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(42.6, 100%, 7.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 100%, 14.9%)

CMYK0%, 28.9%, 100%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,497,280

CSS custom property--colour: #261B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.95:1

Contrast with white16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D9E4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#201B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#231E01no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2A1715no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Dim grey · ΔE 37.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.4 Gray · ΔE 45.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#000B26

Analogous#260800, #1E2600

Triadic#00261B, #1B0026

Split complementary#001E26, #080026

Tetradic#002608, #000B26, #26001E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2AC00

Lighter +30%#BF8800

Lighter +20%#8C6300

Lighter +10%#593F00

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#261B00

Less saturated −25%#211905

Channel breakdown

R38

G27

Red38 (14.9%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue42.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness7.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 26 · G 1B · B 00

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