What color is #262C42?

#262C42 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262C42?

The RGB value is 38, 44, 66: 38 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262C42?

The complementary color is #423C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262C42?

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.

#262C42 color

#262C42 rgb(38, 44, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262C42 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green and 25.9% blue (38, 44, 66).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#262C42 color codes

HEX	`#262C42`
RGB	`rgb(38, 44, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 33%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.39, 3.99, -14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.39, 15.23, 285.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.683, 2.607, 5.515)`
Decimal	`2501698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262C42, 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 #262C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262C42 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 #262C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262c42; }
.text { color: #262c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 44 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262c42, #2e2642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262C42?: #262C42 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262C42?: The RGB value is 38, 44, 66: 38 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262C42?: The complementary color is #423C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262C42?: 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.