What color is #262C3D?

#262C3D 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 #262C3D?

The RGB value is 38, 44, 61: 38 red, 44 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262C3D?

The complementary color is #3D3726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262C3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262C3D color

#262C3D rgb(38, 44, 61)

Shades of black

The hex color #262C3D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green and 23.9% blue (38, 44, 61).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 23% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#262C3D color codes

HEX	`#262C3D`
RGB	`rgb(38, 44, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 23%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 38%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 28%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.14, 2.35, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.14, 11.88, 281.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.542, 2.55, 4.772)`
Decimal	`2501693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262C3D, 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 #262C3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262C3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #262C3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262c3d; }
.text { color: #262c3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262c3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 44 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262c3d, #2c263d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #262C3D?: #262C3D 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 #262C3D?: The RGB value is 38, 44, 61: 38 red, 44 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262C3D?: The complementary color is #3D3726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262C3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.