Information about #262B24 color

#262B24 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#262B24 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 43, 36) — 14.9% red, 16.9% green, 14.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 3 / 83. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #262B24 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maire (#2A2922). Slightly further away sit Midnight Moss (#242E28) and Bokara Grey (#2A2725).

The recipe behind #262B24 is rgb(38, 43, 36), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #262B24: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#262B24 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#262B24 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #262B24

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Bokara Grey color link
Bokara Grey

#2A2725

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#262B24
  • RGB38, 43, 36
  • CMYK2, 0, 3, 83
  • CSSrgb(38, 43, 36)
  • HSL103°, 9%, 15%
  • HSL Precise102.857°, 8.861%, 15.49%
  • HSV103°, 16%, 17%
  • HSB103°, 16%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.169, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.169, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.169, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID262B24
  • DECIMAL ID2501412
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01