Recognised as Colour

#261D1C

#261D1C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#261D1C is a red with RGB values 38, 29, 28 and HSL 6°, 15%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261D1C#261D1C

HEX#261D1C

RGBrgb(38, 29, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1137, 0.1098

RGB percentages14.9%, 11.4%, 11%

HSLhsl(6, 15.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 26.3%, 14.9%)

CMYK0%, 23.7%, 26.3%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,497,820

CSS custom property--colour: #261D1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.47:1

Contrast with white16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#D9E2E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F1E1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#21201Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#281C1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Gray · ΔE 42.1 Slate grey · ΔE 43.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 46.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C2526

Analogous#261C20, #26221C

Triadic#1C261D, #1D1C26

Split complementary#1C2622, #1C2026

Tetradic#20261C, #1C2526, #221C26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#997875

Lighter +30%#7E605D

Lighter +20%#614A47

Lighter +10%#433332

Darker −10%#090706

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E1614

Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R38

G29

B28

Red38 (14.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)15.15%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 26 · G 1D · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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