What color is #262514?

#262514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262514?

The RGB value is 38, 37, 20: 38 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262514?

The complementary color is #141526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262514 color

#262514 rgb(38, 37, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #262514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.5% green and 7.8% blue (38, 37, 20).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 47% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#262514 color codes

HEX	`#262514`
RGB	`rgb(38, 37, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 47%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.32, -2.89, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.32, 11.85, 104.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.587, 1.786, 0.923)`
Decimal	`2499860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262514, 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 #262514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #262514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262514; }
.text { color: #262514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 37 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262514, #1e2614); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262514?: #262514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262514?: The RGB value is 38, 37, 20: 38 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262514?: The complementary color is #141526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.