What color is #262E27?

#262E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262E27?

The RGB value is 38, 46, 39: 38 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262E27?

The complementary color is #2E262D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262E27 color

#262E27 rgb(38, 46, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #262E27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18% green and 15.3% blue (38, 46, 39).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 10% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#262E27 color codes

HEX	`#262E27`
RGB	`rgb(38, 46, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 10%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.98, -5.2, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.98, 6.19, 147.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.142, 2.513, 2.291)`
Decimal	`2502183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262E27, 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 #262E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #262E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262e27; }
.text { color: #262e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 46 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262e27, #262e2b); }

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Questions

What color is #262E27?: #262E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262E27?: The RGB value is 38, 46, 39: 38 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262E27?: The complementary color is #2E262D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.