What color is #262B1B?

#262B1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262B1B?

The RGB value is 38, 43, 27: 38 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262B1B?

The complementary color is #201B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262B1B color

#262B1B rgb(38, 43, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #262B1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.9% green and 10.6% blue (38, 43, 27).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 23% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#262B1B color codes

HEX	`#262B1B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 43, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 23%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 37%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.6, -5.74, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.6, 11.29, 120.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.861, 2.219, 1.367)`
Decimal	`2501403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262B1B, 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 #262B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #262B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262b1b; }
.text { color: #262b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 43 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262b1b, #1e2b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262B1B?: #262B1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262B1B?: The RGB value is 38, 43, 27: 38 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262B1B?: The complementary color is #201B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.