What color is #202826?

#202826 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202826?

The RGB value is 32, 40, 38: 32 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202826?

The complementary color is #282022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202826 color

#202826 rgb(32, 40, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #202826 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 15.7% green and 14.9% blue (32, 40, 38).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 11% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#202826 color codes

HEX	`#202826`
RGB	`rgb(32, 40, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 15.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 11%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 20%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.3, -4.05, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.3, 4.05, 178.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.704, 1.965, 2.123)`
Decimal	`2107430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202826, 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 #202826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #202826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202826; }
.text { color: #202826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 40 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202826, #202628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #202826?: #202826 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202826?: The RGB value is 32, 40, 38: 32 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202826?: The complementary color is #282022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.