What color is #260417?

#260417 is a very dark, vivid pink. In RGB it is rgb(38, 4, 23), and in HSL hsl(326, 81%, 8%).

Is #260417 accessible as text?

On white, #260417 has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.11:1 (fails). For text placed on #260417, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #260417?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #260417?

#260417 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #042512. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #260417 below.

Is #260417 good for buttons?

#260417 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #260417 — black text only reaches 1.11:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #260417 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #260417 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#260417 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #260417

Not just a swatch — here's how #260417 works with other colors. Named schemes with #260417 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #260417 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2232

Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #260417 Secondary #B9612F Accent #7C7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Graphite as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #260417 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Graphite sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #260417 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B50 Secondary #31252A Surface #F3EDE3

Graphite carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #260417 Secondary #3E3036 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Graphite is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #260417 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 59/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 19/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 79/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 12/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 35/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 80/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 25/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 10/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 53/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 93/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #260417 with

Deep Purple Jet Black Graphite Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 18.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EBB5D4 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #25040C — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #260417 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #260417;
  --color-base-rgb: 38 4 23;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.6% 0.064 349.7);
  --color-50: #FEF1F8;
  --color-100: #FCD9ED;
  --color-200: #F7B5DB;
  --color-300: #EC83BF;
  --color-400: #DC56A2;
  --color-500: #C23384;
  --color-600: #932E68;
  --color-700: #68274C;
  --color-800: #441D33;
  --color-900: #2A1420;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#FEF1F8',
    100: '#FCD9ED',
    200: '#F7B5DB',
    300: '#EC83BF',
    400: '#DC56A2',
    500: '#C23384',
    600: '#932E68',
    700: '#68274C',
    800: '#441D33',
    900: '#2A1420',
  },
}

$base: #260417;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1F8;
$base-100: #FCD9ED;
$base-200: #F7B5DB;
$base-300: #EC83BF;
$base-400: #DC56A2;
$base-500: #C23384;
$base-600: #932E68;
$base-700: #68274C;
$base-800: #441D33;
$base-900: #2A1420;
$base-hover: #1E0312;
$base-subtle: #E48DBE;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#260417",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1F8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FCD9ED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F7B5DB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EC83BF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DC56A2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C23384",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#932E68",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#68274C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#441D33",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#2A1420",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #260417

Color Lab

Pairs with #260417

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