#262B31 Color

#262B31 is rgb(38, 43, 49) in RGB, hsl(213, 13%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Black (#2A2D2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#262B31

HEX#262B31

RGBrgb(38, 43, 49)

HSLhsl(213, 13%, 17%)

HSVhsv(213, 22%, 19%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 81%)

OKLCHoklch(28.7% 0.013 253)

LABlab(17.22% -1.07 -4.69)

LCHlch(17.22% 4.81 257.18)

What #262B31 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #262B31, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 3.08 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 4.32 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 4.35 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 6.01 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 6.54 Jet#343434ΔE 6.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#262B31 Channel Values

How #262B31 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 43 · B 49	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 213° · S 13% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 213° · S 22% · V 19%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 81%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.26:1 vs white · 1.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #262B31 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #262B31

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #262B31; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #262B31

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #262B31 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#262B31

Protanopia#2A2A31

Protanomaly#292B31

Deuteranopia#292931

Deuteranomaly#282A31

Tritanopia#252C2C

Tritanomaly#252B2E

Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #262B31 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-262b31: #262B31;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #262B31;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-262b31': '#262B31' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.169, blue: 0.192)

Android XML<color name="color_262b31">#262B31</color>

SVG fillfill="#262B31"

More Blue Colors

#262B31 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

263c5a 2626c0 26619c 2499ff 272e34 2424ff 273be2 2424b7 2887c8 23a5f6 2929ff 23297a 3399cc 483d8b 5d94c0 766ec8 8fa6bc adadff cec8ef edf2f7 00009c 0057ad 082567 172436

#262B31 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #262B31?

#262B31 is a darkest blue — rgb(38, 43, 49) in RGB and hsl(213, 13%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Black (#2A2D2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.08.

What is the RGB value of #262B31?

#262B31 is rgb(38, 43, 49) — red 38, green 43, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #262B31?

#262B31 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #262B31 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #262B31 scores 14.26:1 against white and 1.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #262B31 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #262B31 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.88, which is visibly different.

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