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Recognised as Colour

#261B19

  • #261B19
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261B19 is a red with RGB values 38, 27, 25 and HSL 9°, 21%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261B19#261B19
HEX#261B19
RGBrgb(38, 27, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1059, 0.098
RGB percentages14.9%, 10.6%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(9.2, 20.6%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 34.2%, 14.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 34.2%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,305
CSS custom property--colour: #261B19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.76:1
Contrast with white16.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D9E4E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D1C19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#201E19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#291A1Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 33.9Gray · ΔE 43Slate grey · ΔE 44.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#192426
Analogous#26191D, #262219
Triadic#19261B, #1B1926
Split complementary#192622, #191D26
Tetradic#1E2619, #192426, #221926

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F746C
Lighter +30%#825D56
Lighter +20%#644741
Lighter +10%#45312D
Darker −10%#070505
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E1611
Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R38
G27
B25
Red38 (14.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)20.63%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1B · B 19

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