What color is #262B39?

#262B39 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 #262B39?

The RGB value is 38, 43, 57: 38 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262B39?

The complementary color is #393426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262B39 color

#262B39 rgb(38, 43, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #262B39 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.9% green and 22.4% blue (38, 43, 57).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#262B39 color codes

HEX	`#262B39`
RGB	`rgb(38, 43, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.62, 1.79, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.62, 9.84, 280.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.402, 2.435, 4.214)`
Decimal	`2501433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262B39, 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 #262B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #262B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262b39; }
.text { color: #262b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 43 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262b39, #2b2639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #262B39?: #262B39 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 #262B39?: The RGB value is 38, 43, 57: 38 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262B39?: The complementary color is #393426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.