What color is #262B48?

#262B48 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262B48?

The RGB value is 38, 43, 72: 38 red, 43 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262B48?

The complementary color is #484326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262B48 color

#262B48 rgb(38, 43, 72)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262B48 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.9% green and 28.2% blue (38, 43, 72).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 31% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#262B48 color codes

HEX	`#262B48`
RGB	`rgb(38, 43, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 31%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 47%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, 6.75, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 19.97, 289.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.833, 2.608, 6.484)`
Decimal	`2501448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262B48, 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 #262B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #262B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262b48; }
.text { color: #262b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 43 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262b48, #322648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262B48?: #262B48 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262B48?: The RGB value is 38, 43, 72: 38 red, 43 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262B48?: The complementary color is #484326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.