What color is #26272C?

#26272C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26272C?

The RGB value is 38, 39, 44: 38 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26272C?

The complementary color is #2C2B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26272C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26272C color

#26272C rgb(38, 39, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #26272C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 15.3% green and 17.3% blue (38, 39, 44).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 7% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Anthracite (#28282D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#26272C color codes

HEX	`#26272C`
RGB	`rgb(38, 39, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 15.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 7%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 14%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.72, 0.83, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.72, 3.53, 283.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.979, 2.045, 2.673)`
Decimal	`2500396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26272C, 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 #26272C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26272C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #26272C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26272c; }
.text { color: #26272c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26272c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 39 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26272c, #28262c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #26272C?: #26272C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26272C?: The RGB value is 38, 39, 44: 38 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26272C?: The complementary color is #2C2B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26272C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.