Information about #262426 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#262426 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nero (#252525). Nearby in the Register you will also find Raisin Black (#242124) and Plock Gray (#232224).
The recipe behind #262426 is rgb(38, 36, 38), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #262426 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:85), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #262426 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#262426 color variations
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#262426 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#262426 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#262426 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#262426 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#262426 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #262426 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #262426
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#252525
#242124
#232224
#2A2525
#2A2725
#252321
#24252B
#292421
#26272C
#2A252C
#27221F
#282020
#262426 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#262426
- RGB38, 36, 38
- CMYK0, 1, 0, 85
- CSSrgb(38, 36, 38)
- HSL300°, 3%, 15%
- HSL Precise300°, 2.703%, 14.51%
- HSV300°, 5%, 15%
- HSB300°, 5%, 15%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
- GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.141, 0.149)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.141, 0.149, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.141, 0.149)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID262426
- DECIMAL ID2499622
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
