What color is #26282F?

#26282F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26282F?

The RGB value is 38, 40, 47: 38 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26282F?

The complementary color is #2F2D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26282F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26282F color

#26282F rgb(38, 40, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #26282F is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 15.7% green and 18.4% blue (38, 40, 47).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 11% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#26282F color codes

HEX	`#26282F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 40, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 15.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 11%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 19%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.18, 0.95, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.18, 4.96, 281.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.071, 2.135, 2.992)`
Decimal	`2500655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26282F, 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 #26282F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26282F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #26282F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26282f; }
.text { color: #26282f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26282f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 40 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26282f, #29262f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #26282F?: #26282F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26282F?: The RGB value is 38, 40, 47: 38 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26282F?: The complementary color is #2F2D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26282F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.