What color is #26243E?

#26243E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26243E?

The RGB value is 38, 36, 62: 38 red, 36 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26243E?

The complementary color is #3C3E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26243E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26243E color

#26243E rgb(38, 36, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #26243E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.1% green and 24.3% blue (38, 36, 62).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#26243E color codes

HEX	`#26243E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 36, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 42%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.6, 8.4, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.6, 18.33, 297.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.299, 2.022, 4.826)`
Decimal	`2499646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26243E, 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 #26243E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26243E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #26243E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26243e; }
.text { color: #26243e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26243e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 36 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26243e, #33243e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #26243E?: #26243E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26243E?: The RGB value is 38, 36, 62: 38 red, 36 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26243E?: The complementary color is #3C3E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26243E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.