Colour

#26262C

#26262C
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#26262C is a near-black with RGB values 38, 38, 44 and HSL 240°, 7%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#26262C#26262C

HEX#26262C

RGBrgb(38, 38, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.149, 0.1725

RGB percentages14.9%, 14.9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(240, 7.3%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 13.6%, 17.3%)

CMYK13.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,500,140

CSS custom property--colour: #26262C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.04:1

Contrast with white15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D9D9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25272Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#24262Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#252728no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 38.2 Gray · ΔE 38.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C2C26

Analogous#26292C, #29262C

Triadic#2C2626, #262C26

Split complementary#2C2926, #292C26

Tetradic#2C2629, #2C2C26, #262C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#878797

Lighter +30%#6D6D7E

Lighter +20%#555563

Lighter +10%#3E3E47

Darker −10%#0E0E11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C1C36

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R38

G38

B44

Red38 (14.9%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)7.32%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 26 · B 2C

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