Colour
#26272A
- #26272A
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#26272A is a near-black with RGB values 38, 39, 42 and HSL 225°, 5%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#26272A#26272A
HEX#26272A
RGBrgb(38, 39, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1529, 0.1647
RGB percentages14.9%, 15.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(225, 5%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 9.5%, 16.5%)
CMYK9.5%, 7.1%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,500,394
CSS custom property--colour: #26272A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.94:1
Contrast with white14.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D9D8D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A2926
Analogous#26292A, #27262A
Triadic#2A2627, #272A26
Split complementary#2A2726, #292A26
Tetradic#2A2629, #2A2926, #262A27
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G39
B42
Red38 (14.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)5%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 27 · B 2A
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