What color is #262F31?

#262F31 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262F31?

The RGB value is 38, 47, 49: 38 red, 47 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262F31?

The complementary color is #312826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262F31 color

#262F31 rgb(38, 47, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #262F31 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.4% green and 19.2% blue (38, 47, 49).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#262F31 color codes

HEX	`#262F31`
RGB	`rgb(38, 47, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 22%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.66, -3.31, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.66, 4.19, 217.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 2.667, 3.295)`
Decimal	`2502449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262F31, 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 #262F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #262F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262f31; }
.text { color: #262f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 47 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262f31, #262a31); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #262F31?: #262F31 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262F31?: The RGB value is 38, 47, 49: 38 red, 47 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262F31?: The complementary color is #312826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.