What color is #262937?

#262937 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262937?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 55: 38 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262937?

The complementary color is #373426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262937 color

#262937 rgb(38, 41, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #262937 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (38, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#262937 color codes

HEX	`#262937`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 31%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.86, 2.59, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.86, 9.8, 285.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.282, 2.274, 3.932)`
Decimal	`2500919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262937, 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 #262937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #262937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262937; }
.text { color: #262937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262937, #2c2637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #262937?: #262937 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262937?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 55: 38 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262937?: The complementary color is #373426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.