What color is #26041A?

#26041A is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(38, 4, 26), and in HSL hsl(321, 81%, 8%).

Is #26041A accessible as text?

On white, #26041A has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.11:1 (fails). For text placed on #26041A, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #26041A?

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

What colors go well with #26041A?

#26041A pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #04250F. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #26041A below.

Is #26041A good for buttons?

#26041A works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #26041A — black text only reaches 1.11:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #26041A the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #26041A 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.

#26041A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #26041A

Not just a swatch — here's how #26041A works with other colors. Named schemes with #26041A in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #26041A Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 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 #26041A Secondary #B96031 Accent #7D7540 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 #26041A Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCADA0 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 #26041A Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #30252B 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 #26041A Secondary #3E3038 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

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 #26041A 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 58/100

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 9/100

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 26/100

Low

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

UI accent fit 11/100

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.

Pairs with #26041A

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People also use #26041A 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 18.8:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EBB5D8 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #25040E — 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 #26041A at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #26041A;
  --color-base-rgb: 38 4 26;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.8% 0.066 344.7);
  --color-50: #FEF1F9;
  --color-100: #FCD9F0;
  --color-200: #F7B5E0;
  --color-300: #EC83C7;
  --color-400: #DC56AD;
  --color-500: #C23390;
  --color-600: #932E70;
  --color-700: #682751;
  --color-800: #441D36;
  --color-900: #2A1422;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#FEF1F9',
    100: '#FCD9F0',
    200: '#F7B5E0',
    300: '#EC83C7',
    400: '#DC56AD',
    500: '#C23390',
    600: '#932E70',
    700: '#682751',
    800: '#441D36',
    900: '#2A1422',
  },
}

$base: #26041A;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1F9;
$base-100: #FCD9F0;
$base-200: #F7B5E0;
$base-300: #EC83C7;
$base-400: #DC56AD;
$base-500: #C23390;
$base-600: #932E70;
$base-700: #682751;
$base-800: #441D36;
$base-900: #2A1422;
$base-hover: #1E0314;
$base-subtle: #E48DC6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#26041A",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FCD9F0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F7B5E0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EC83C7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DC56AD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C23390",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#932E70",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#682751",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#441D36",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#2A1422",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #26041A

Color Lab

Pairs with #26041A

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