What color is #262926?

#262926 is a dark gray known as Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bitter Liquorice?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 38: 38 red, 41 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bitter Liquorice?

The complementary color is #292629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bitter Liquorice color: hex code #262926

#262926 rgb(38, 41, 38)

Shades of black

Bitter Liquorice has the hex code #262926. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 14.9% blue (38, 41, 38).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

Bitter Liquorice (#262926) color codes

HEX	`#262926`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.19, -2.08, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.19, 2.57, 144.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.942, 2.138, 2.144)`
Decimal	`2500902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bitter Liquorice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #262926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #262926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262926; }
.text { color: #262926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262926, #262928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #262926 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #262926?: #262926 is a dark gray known as Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bitter Liquorice?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 38: 38 red, 41 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bitter Liquorice?: The complementary color is #292629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.