What color is #262730?

#262730 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262730?

The RGB value is 38, 39, 48: 38 red, 39 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262730?

The complementary color is #302F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262730 color

#262730 rgb(38, 39, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #262730 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 15.3% green and 18.8% blue (38, 39, 48).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#262730 color codes

HEX	`#262730`
RGB	`rgb(38, 39, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 15.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 21%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.88, 1.94, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.88, 6.32, 287.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.058, 2.076, 3.088)`
Decimal	`2500400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262730, 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 #262730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #262730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262730; }
.text { color: #262730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 39 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262730, #2a2630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #262730?: #262730 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262730?: The RGB value is 38, 39, 48: 38 red, 39 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262730?: The complementary color is #302F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.