#261B03 Color

#261B03 is rgb(38, 27, 3) in RGB, hsl(41, 85%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 92%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#261B03

HEX#261B03

RGBrgb(38, 27, 3)

HSLhsl(41, 85%, 8%)

HSVhsv(41, 92%, 15%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 92%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(23% 0.042 84.7)

LABlab(10.72% 3.22 14.74)

LCHlch(10.72% 15.09 77.69)

What #261B03 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #261B03, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 7.58 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 10.22 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 11.61 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 12.28 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 13.58 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 14.75

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#261B03 Channel Values

How #261B03 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 27 · B 3	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 41° · S 85% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 41° · S 92% · V 15%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 29% · Y 92% · K 85%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.93:1 vs white · 1.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #261B03 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #261B03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #261B03; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #261B03

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#211703

#1C1402

#181102

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How #261B03 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#261B03

Protanopia#1D1D03

Protanomaly#211C03

Deuteranopia#1F1F02

Deuteranomaly#221D03

Tritanopia#271919

Tritanomaly#271A12

Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

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Using #261B03 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-261b03: #261B03;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #261B03;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-261b03': '#261B03' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.106, blue: 0.012)

Android XML<color name="color_261b03">#261B03</color>

SVG fillfill="#261B03"

More Yellow Colors

#261B03 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#261B03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #261B03?

#261B03 is a darkest yellow — rgb(38, 27, 3) in RGB and hsl(41, 85%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #261B03?

#261B03 is rgb(38, 27, 3) — red 38, green 27, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #261B03?

#261B03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 92%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #261B03 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #261B03 scores 16.93:1 against white and 1.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #261B03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #261B03 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 18.51, which is visibly different.

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