What color is #262C37?

#262C37 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262C37?

The RGB value is 38, 44, 55: 38 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262C37?

The complementary color is #373126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262C37 color

#262C37 rgb(38, 44, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #262C37 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green and 21.6% blue (38, 44, 55).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#262C37 color codes

HEX	`#262C37`
RGB	`rgb(38, 44, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 31%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.87, 0.48, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.87, 7.93, 273.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.389, 2.489, 3.968)`
Decimal	`2501687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262C37, 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 #262C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #262C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262c37; }
.text { color: #262c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 44 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262c37, #282637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #262C37?: #262C37 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262C37?: The RGB value is 38, 44, 55: 38 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262C37?: The complementary color is #373126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.