What color is #262E28?

#262E28 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 #262E28?

The RGB value is 38, 46, 40: 38 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262E28?

The complementary color is #2E262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262E28 color

#262E28 rgb(38, 46, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #262E28 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18% green and 15.7% blue (38, 46, 40).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#262E28 color codes

HEX	`#262E28`
RGB	`rgb(38, 46, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, -4.97, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 5.66, 151.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.159, 2.519, 2.38)`
Decimal	`2502184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262E28, 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 #262E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #262E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262e28; }
.text { color: #262e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 46 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262e28, #262e2c); }

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Questions

What color is #262E28?: #262E28 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 #262E28?: The RGB value is 38, 46, 40: 38 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262E28?: The complementary color is #2E262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.