What color is #26293A?

#26293A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26293A?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 58: 38 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26293A?

The complementary color is #3A3726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26293A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26293A color

#26293A rgb(38, 41, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #26293A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 22.7% blue (38, 41, 58).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#26293A color codes

HEX	`#26293A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17, 3.52, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17, 11.86, 287.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.356, 2.303, 4.323)`
Decimal	`2500922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26293A, 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 #26293A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26293A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #26293A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26293a; }
.text { color: #26293a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26293a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26293a, #2d263a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #26293A?: #26293A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26293A?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 58: 38 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26293A?: The complementary color is #3A3726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26293A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.