Blackwood Color
Blackwood is a brown color with hex code #261105. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with blackwood, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Blackwood Color Values
What Does Blackwood Mean?
Blackwood belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Blackwood adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Blackwood is classified as a black (nearest centroid: brownish black, #28201C). It is also known as Wood Bark.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Blackwood
Blackwood and #051924 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #240509 and #242005, which sit beside blackwood on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair blackwood with triadic partners #052410 and #100524. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Kilamanjaro —
#240C02(Delta E 2) - Marlin —
#2A140E(Delta E 2) - Graphite —
#251607(Delta E 4) - Creole —
#1E0F04(Delta E 5) - Black Magic —
#251706(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #261105; }
.background { background-color: #261105; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261105; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #26110540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for blackwood?
Blackwood has the hex code #261105. In RGB notation it is rgb(38, 17, 5), in HSL it is hsl(22, 77%, 8%), and its OKLCH value is 0.206, 0.041, 50.4.
What does the color blackwood mean?
Brown-family colors like blackwood carry distinct psychological associations. Blackwood belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Blackwood adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with blackwood?
Blackwood has three easy routes: its complement #051924 for punch, its neighbors #240509 and #242005 for something calmer, or triadic partners #052410 and #100524 when you want energy.
Is blackwood a standard web color?
No — Blackwood is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #261105 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make blackwood lighter or darker?
To lighten blackwood, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F6D1BB (lightest tint) to #050201 (darkest shade).
About Blackwood
Blackwood is classified as a Black in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Wood Bark. The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #261105 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.