What color is #262D41?

#262D41 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 #262D41?

The RGB value is 38, 45, 65: 38 red, 45 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262D41?

The complementary color is #413A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262D41 color

#262D41 rgb(38, 45, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262D41 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.6% green and 25.5% blue (38, 45, 65).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#262D41 color codes

HEX	`#262D41`
RGB	`rgb(38, 45, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 31%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, 2.95, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 13.9, 282.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.692, 2.67, 5.374)`
Decimal	`2501953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262D41, 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 #262D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #262D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262d41; }
.text { color: #262d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 45 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262d41, #2d2641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262D41?: #262D41 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 #262D41?: The RGB value is 38, 45, 65: 38 red, 45 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262D41?: The complementary color is #413A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.