What color is #262632?

#262632 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 #262632?

The RGB value is 38, 38, 50: 38 red, 38 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262632?

The complementary color is #323226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262632 color

#262632 rgb(38, 38, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #262632 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.9% green and 19.6% blue (38, 38, 50).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#262632 color codes

HEX	`#262632`
RGB	`rgb(38, 38, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.64, 3.22, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.64, 8.45, 292.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.068, 2.029, 3.3)`
Decimal	`2500146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262632, 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 #262632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #262632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262632; }
.text { color: #262632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 38 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262632, #2c2632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #262632?: #262632 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 #262632?: The RGB value is 38, 38, 50: 38 red, 38 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262632?: The complementary color is #323226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.