What color is #262630?

#262630 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262630?

The RGB value is 38, 38, 48: 38 red, 38 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262630?

The complementary color is #303026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262630 color

#262630 rgb(38, 38, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #262630 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.9% green and 18.8% blue (38, 38, 48).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#262630 color codes

HEX	`#262630`
RGB	`rgb(38, 38, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.55, 2.65, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.55, 7.04, 292.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.026, 2.012, 3.077)`
Decimal	`2500144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262630, 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 #262630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #262630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262630; }
.text { color: #262630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 38 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262630, #2b2630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #262630?: #262630 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262630?: The RGB value is 38, 38, 48: 38 red, 38 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262630?: The complementary color is #303026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.