Information about #262B2D color

#262B2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #262B2D is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 43, 45) — 14.9% red, 16.9% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 1 / 0 / 82. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #262B2D carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Charcoal (#262B2F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wine Trail (#27292D) and Cinder (#242A2E).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 43, 45) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #262B2D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #262B2D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#262B2D color variations

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

#262B2D 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 #262B2D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#262B2D
  • RGB38, 43, 45
  • CMYK3, 1, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(38, 43, 45)
  • HSL197°, 8%, 16%
  • HSL Precise197.143°, 8.434%, 16.275%
  • HSV197°, 16%, 18%
  • HSB197°, 16%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.169, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.169, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.169, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID262B2D
  • DECIMAL ID2501421
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01