What color is #262E21?

#262E21 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262E21?

The RGB value is 38, 46, 33: 38 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262E21?

The complementary color is #29212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262E21 color

#262E21 rgb(38, 46, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #262E21 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18% green and 12.9% blue (38, 46, 33).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#262E21 color codes

HEX	`#262E21`
RGB	`rgb(38, 46, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.81, -6.53, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.81, 9.77, 131.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.051, 2.476, 1.808)`
Decimal	`2502177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262E21, 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 #262E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #262E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262e21; }
.text { color: #262e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 46 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262e21, #212e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262E21?: #262E21 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262E21?: The RGB value is 38, 46, 33: 38 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262E21?: The complementary color is #29212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.