#26282e

Color #26282e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#26282e

RGB

rgb(38, 40, 46)

HSL

hsl(225, 9.5%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 17.4%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 13%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(16.14, 0.67, -4.22)

LCH

lch(16.14, 4.27, 279.02)

OKLCH

oklch(27.7%, 0.0114, 271.01)

HWB

hwb(225, 14.9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2c26

Analogous

#262c2e

#26282e

#28262e

Triadic

#26282e

#2e2628

#282e26

Split-complementary

#26282e

#2e2826

#2c2e26

Tetradic

#26282e

#2c262e

#2e2c26

#282e26

Square

#26282e

#2e262c

#2e2c26

#262e28

Shades

Color #26282e mixed toward black.

#202126

#191b1f

#131417

#0d0d0f

#060708

Tints

Color #26282e mixed toward white.

#464a55

#666c7c

#8a8f9f

#b1b5bf

#d8dadf

Tones

Color #26282e mixed toward gray.

#27282d

#27292d

#28292c

#29292b

#292a2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272d · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#27272c · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#262c2b · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #26282e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#26282e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#26282e (#26282e) is rgb(38, 40, 46) in RGB.

No, #26282e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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