Information about #26171C color

#26171C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#26171C falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 23, 28) — 14.9% red, 9% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 4 / 85. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #26171C reads as a calm, restrained rose and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Loyal (#28191D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sooty (#281D19) and Aida (#271615).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(38, 23, 28)), which gives #26171C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #26171C: 17.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:85) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #26171C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#26171C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#26171C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #26171C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Hollow Plum color link
Hollow Plum

#2A1624

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Pastel Black color link
Pastel Black

#1D1C1A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#26171C
  • RGB38, 23, 28
  • CMYK0, 6, 4, 85
  • CSSrgb(38, 23, 28)
  • HSL340°, 25%, 12%
  • HSL Precise340°, 24.59%, 11.961%
  • HSV340°, 39%, 15%
  • HSB340°, 39%, 15%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.090, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.090, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.090, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID26171C
  • DECIMAL ID2496284
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01