What color is #262924?

#262924 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262924?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 36: 38 red, 41 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262924?

The complementary color is #272429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262924?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262924 color

#262924 rgb(38, 41, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #262924 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 14.1% blue (38, 41, 36).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#262924 color codes

HEX	`#262924`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 6%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.13, -2.55, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.13, 3.8, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.911, 2.125, 1.978)`
Decimal	`2500900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262924, 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 #262924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #262924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262924; }
.text { color: #262924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262924, #242925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262924?: #262924 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262924?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 36: 38 red, 41 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262924?: The complementary color is #272429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262924?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.