Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX

PANTONE 19-3911 TCX TCX / FHI

Pantone Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX is HEX #26262A, RGB 38, 38, 42, and about CMYK 10, 10, 0, 84. It is a very dark, neutral neutral gray color. The best text color on it is white at 15.07:1.

Family	Gray
Temperature	Neutral
Lightness	Very dark
Saturation	Neutral
Associations	balance, restraint and clarity

Color values and code

Values

HEX	#26262A
HEX without #	26262A
RGB	38, 38, 42
RGB percent	14.9%, 14.9%, 16.5%
CMYK	10, 10, 0, 84
HSL	240, 5%, 16%
HSV	240, 10%, 16%
LAB	15.3, 1.0, -2.6
LCH	15.3, 2.8, 291.0
Decimal	2500138

Code snippets

CSS variable	--pantone-black-beauty-19-3911-tcx: #26262A;
CSS color	color: #26262A;
Tailwind	'pantone-black-beauty-19-3911-tcx': '#26262A'
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.149, green: 0.149, blue: 0.165)
Android XML	<color name="pantone_black_beauty_19_3911_tcx">#26262A</color>
Flutter	Color(0xFF26262A)
JSON	{"slug":"black-beauty-19-3911-tcx","name":"Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX","hex":"#26262A"}

Reference card

Vertical card with the swatch, name, and six nearest Pantone matches.

Open JPG Pin

Shades and tints

Eleven steps from near white to near black. The 500 step is Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX. Click a step to copy its HEX.

Color harmonies

Each harmony rotates the hue of Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX and returns the nearest Pantone color, with its Delta E.

Accessibility

The best text color on Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX is white, with a contrast ratio of 15.07:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on body text and 3:1 on large text.

Pair	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#26262A on white	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
#26262A on black	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
White on #26262A	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black on #26262A	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Color vision simulation

Normal#26262A

Protanopia#262629

Deuteranopia#262629

Tritanopia#262828

Achromatopsia#262626

Approximate simulations of how the color may look with common types of color blindness.

In use

Text on Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX

15.07:1

Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX on white

15.07:1

Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX on near black

1.25:1

Printing and Pantone matching

Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX is built here as C10 M10 Y0 K84. This color sits in a range that CMYK usually reproduces well, but proof it on your stock. On uncoated paper expect it to look a little lighter and less saturated than on coated stock.

CMYK build	C10 M10 Y0 K84
Total ink	103%
Ink note	Within the roughly 300% limit many printers use.

Screen values approximate the printed ink. Verify against a physical Pantone guide before production.

Similar Pantone colors

Anthracite 19-4007 TCXDelta E 0.9 Caviar 19-4006 TCXDelta E 1.6 Stretch Limo 19-4005 TCXDelta E 2.0 Jet Black 19-0303 TCXDelta E 2.1 Tap Shoe 19-4004 TCXDelta E 2.3 Black Onyx 19-4003 TCXDelta E 2.6

More gray colors

2330 C#CFCDC9 2331 C#AEA8A5 2332 C#8C8985 2333 C#716E6A 2334 C#6C6463 2336 C#4E4B48

Questions about Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX

What is the HEX code for Pantone Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX?

HEX #26262A, equivalent to RGB 38, 38, 42. Pantone defines the color as an ink, so treat HEX as an approximation.

What is the CMYK value of Pantone Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX?

A process build of C10 M10 Y0 K84. This color sits in a range that CMYK usually reproduces well, but proof it on your stock.

Is Pantone Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX a warm or cool color?

It is a neutral color, very dark and neutral, with a hue of 240 degrees.

What text color works on Pantone Black Beauty 19-3911 TCX?

Use white text. It gives a contrast ratio of 15.07:1, passing WCAG AA for body text.

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