What color is #262534?

#262534 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262534?

The RGB value is 38, 37, 52: 38 red, 37 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262534?

The complementary color is #333425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262534 color

#262534 rgb(38, 37, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #262534 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.5% green and 20.4% blue (38, 37, 52).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#262534 color codes

HEX	`#262534`
RGB	`rgb(38, 37, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.4, 4.53, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.4, 10.6, 295.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.081, 1.983, 3.521)`
Decimal	`2499892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262534, 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 #262534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #262534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262534; }
.text { color: #262534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 37 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262534, #2d2534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #262534?: #262534 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262534?: The RGB value is 38, 37, 52: 38 red, 37 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262534?: The complementary color is #333425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.