Information about #26424A color

#26424A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #26424A is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 66, 74) — 14.9% red, 25.9% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 3 / 0 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated aqua cyan, #26424A carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Japanese Indigo (#264348). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nile Blue (#253F4E) and Tarawera (#253C48).

The recipe behind #26424A is rgb(38, 66, 74), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #26424A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #26424A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#26424A color variations

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#26424A 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 #26424A

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

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Tiki Tour color link
Tiki Tour

#234040

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Warrior color link
Warrior

#2D3B42

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

#26424A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#26424A
  • RGB38, 66, 74
  • CMYK14, 3, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(38, 66, 74)
  • HSL193°, 32%, 22%
  • HSL Precise193.333°, 32.143%, 21.961%
  • HSV193°, 49%, 29%
  • HSB193°, 49%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.259, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.259, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.259, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID26424A
  • DECIMAL ID2507338
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01