What color is #262E40?

#262E40 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262E40?

The RGB value is 38, 46, 64: 38 red, 46 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262E40?

The complementary color is #403826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262E40 color

#262E40 rgb(38, 46, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #262E40 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18% green and 25.1% blue (38, 46, 64).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#262E40 color codes

HEX	`#262E40`
RGB	`rgb(38, 46, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, 1.92, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 12.61, 278.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.701, 2.736, 5.235)`
Decimal	`2502208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262E40, 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 #262E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #262E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262e40; }
.text { color: #262e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 46 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262e40, #2b2640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #262E40?: #262E40 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262E40?: The RGB value is 38, 46, 64: 38 red, 46 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262E40?: The complementary color is #403826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.