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#26211D Color

#26211D is rgb(38, 33, 29) in RGB, hsl(27, 13%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raisin Black (#242124), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26211D
HEX#26211D
RGBrgb(38, 33, 29)
HSLhsl(27, 13%, 13%)
HSVhsv(27, 24%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(25.2% 0.011 61)
LABlab(13.21% 1.82 3.63)
LCHlch(13.21% 4.06 63.38)

What #26211D 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 #26211D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#26211D Channel Values

How #26211D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 38 · G 33 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 13% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 24% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 24% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.94:1 vs white · 1.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26211D 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 text15.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #26211D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26211D; 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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Tints & Shades of #26211D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26211D.

How #26211D 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#26211D
Protanopia#22221D
Protanomaly#24221D
Deuteranopia#23231D
Deuteranomaly#24221D
Tritanopia#262121
Tritanomaly#26211F
Achromatopsia#222222

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Using #26211D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26211d: #26211D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26211D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26211d': '#26211D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.129, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_26211d">#26211D</color>
SVG fillfill="#26211D"

More Brown Colors

#26211D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#26211D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26211D?

#26211D is a darkest brown — rgb(38, 33, 29) in RGB and hsl(27, 13%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raisin Black (#242124), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #26211D?

#26211D is rgb(38, 33, 29) — red 38, green 33, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26211D?

#26211D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26211D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #26211D scores 15.94:1 against white and 1.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26211D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26211D 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 13.82, which is visibly different.

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