What color is #262207?

#262207 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262207?

The RGB value is 38, 34, 7: 38 red, 34 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262207?

The complementary color is #070B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262207?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262207 color

#262207 rgb(38, 34, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #262207 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 13.3% green and 2.7% blue (38, 34, 7).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 69% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 82% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#262207 color codes

HEX	`#262207`
RGB	`rgb(38, 34, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 13.3%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 69%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 82%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 82%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.06, -2.39, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.06, 16.53, 98.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.41, 1.572, 0.43)`
Decimal	`2499079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262207, 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 #262207	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262207 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #262207 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262207; }
.text { color: #262207; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262207; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 34 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262207, #1b2607); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262207?: #262207 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262207?: The RGB value is 38, 34, 7: 38 red, 34 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262207?: The complementary color is #070B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262207?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.