Colour

#26282C

#26282C
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#26282C is a near-black with RGB values 38, 40, 44 and HSL 220°, 7%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#26282C

RGBrgb(38, 40, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1569, 0.1725

RGB percentages14.9%, 15.7%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(220, 7.3%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 13.6%, 17.3%)

CMYK13.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,500,652

CSS custom property--colour: #26282C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.76:1

Contrast with white14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D9D7D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27282Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#26282Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#252929no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 37.6 Gray · ΔE 37.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C2A26

Analogous#262B2C, #27262C

Triadic#2C2628, #282C26

Split complementary#2C2726, #2B2C26

Tetradic#2C262B, #2C2A26, #262C27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#878C97

Lighter +30%#6D737E

Lighter +20%#555A63

Lighter +10%#3E4147

Darker −10%#0E0F11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C2536

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R38

G40

B44

Red38 (14.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)7.32%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 28 · B 2C

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