What color is #262518?

#262518 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262518?

The RGB value is 38, 37, 24: 38 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262518?

The complementary color is #181926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262518 color

#262518 rgb(38, 37, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #262518 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.5% green and 9.4% blue (38, 37, 24).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 37% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#262518 color codes

HEX	`#262518`
RGB	`rgb(38, 37, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 37%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 37%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.41, -2.24, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.41, 9.13, 104.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.626, 1.801, 1.126)`
Decimal	`2499864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262518, 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 #262518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #262518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262518; }
.text { color: #262518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 37 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262518, #202618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262518?: #262518 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262518?: The RGB value is 38, 37, 24: 38 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262518?: The complementary color is #181926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.