What color is #26292F?

#26292F 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 #26292F?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 47: 38 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26292F?

The complementary color is #2F2C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26292F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26292F color

#26292F rgb(38, 41, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #26292F is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 18.4% blue (38, 41, 47).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 11% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#26292F color codes

HEX	`#26292F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 11%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 19%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.52, 0.25, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.52, 4.37, 273.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.105, 2.203, 3.003)`
Decimal	`2500911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26292F, 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 #26292F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26292F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #26292F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26292f; }
.text { color: #26292f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26292f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26292f, #28262f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #26292F?: #26292F 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 #26292F?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 47: 38 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26292F?: The complementary color is #2F2C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26292F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.