#262335 Color Information

#262335 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #262335, and its official name is Cold Steel. In RGB, it consists of 14.9% Red, 13.7% Green, and 20.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 28.3% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 79.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 250.0°, with saturation of 20.5% and lightness of 17.3%. The decimal value for #262335 is 2499381, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #262335 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#262335 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorCold Steel Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color38, 35, 53 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color14.9%, 13.7%, 20.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.851, 0.863, 0.792 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.283, 0.34, 0, 0.792 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color250.0°, 20.5%, 17.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color250.0°, 34.0%, 20.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color2.043, 1.871, 3.622 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color38, 35, 53 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2499381 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color14.796, 6.278, -11.223 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)14.796, 12.860, 299.223 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color14.796, 0.307, -11.030 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color13.679, 2.721, -6.122 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.271, 0.248, 1.871 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280689461 / 0xff262335 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #262335

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #262335, its pure hue is 250.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.5%, and its lightness is 17.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #262335, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050407 to #211f2e.

Tints of #262335

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #262335, its pure hue is 250.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.5%, and its lightness is 17.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #262335, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #413f4e to #e4e4e6.

Tones of #262335

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #262335, its pure hue is 250.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #262335, which range from #2c2c2c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0f0058 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #262335

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #262335! For #262335, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #262335. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #262335

This color, #262335, consists of 14.9% Red, 13.7% Green, and 20.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 38, Green = 35, Blue = 53. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #262335 is 28.3% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 79.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R14.9%
C28.3%
G13.7%
M34.0%
B20.8%
Y0.0%
K79.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 38 35 53
Octal 46 43 65
Hexa #26 #23 #35
Binary 00100110 00100011 00110101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 28 33 0 79
Octal 34 41 0 117
Hexa #1c #21 #00 #4f
Binary 00011100 00100001 00000000 01001111

Analogous Colors of #262335

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #262335 — which has hue 250.0° — its analogous colors are located at 220.0° and 280.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262335.

Triadic Colors of #262335

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #262335 — which has hue 250.0° — its triadic colors are located at 10.0° and 250.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262335.

Complementary Color of #262335

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #262335 — which has hue 250.0° — its complementary color is located at 70.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262335.

Split Complementary Colors of #262335

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #262335 — which has hue 250.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.0° and 250.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262335.

Tetradic Colors of #262335

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #262335 — which has hue 250.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 160.0°, 250.0°, 340.0°, and 70.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262335.

Monochromatic Colors of #262335

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #262335, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #151418 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #352e56 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #262335

We want to make getting started with #262335 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #262335 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #262335 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #262335 with other HTML elements.

#262335 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #262335.
<span style="color: #262335;">The color of this text is #262335.</span>

#262335 Background Color

The background color for this text is #262335.
<div style="background-color: #262335; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #262335.</div>

#262335 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #262335.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #262335;">This color for the shadow of this text is #262335.</span>

#262335 Border Color

This is a div with border color #262335.
<div style="border: #262335 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #262335.</div>

#262335 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #262335 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #262335; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #262335 on a white background.</div></div>

#262335 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #262335 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #262335; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #262335 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #262335 to White

This is a gradient from #262335 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#262335,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#262335,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#262335,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#262335,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #262335 to white.</div>

Gradient from #262335 to Black

This is a gradient from #262335 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#262335,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#262335,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#262335,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#262335,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #262335 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #262335

In addition to using #262335 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #262335 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #262335, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 38, Green = 35, Blue = 53). If you need details about the color coordinates of #262335 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #262335
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(38, 35, 53)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #262335; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #262335; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #262335; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(38, 35, 53);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#262335")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:38, green:35, blue:53, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:38 green:35 blue:53 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(38f, 35f, 53f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(38, 35, 53);
 

#262335 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #262335 the same way. For those with color blindness, #262335 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #262335 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #262335 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #262335 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #262335 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #262335 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 15.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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