#262718 Color Information

#262718 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 #262718. In RGB, it consists of 14.9% Red, 15.3% Green, and 9.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 2.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 38.5% Yellow, and 84.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 64.0°, with saturation of 23.8% and lightness of 12.4%. The decimal value for #262718 is 2500376, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #262718 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#262718 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color38, 39, 24 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color14.9%, 15.3%, 9.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.851, 0.847, 0.906 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.026, 0, 0.385, 0.847 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color64.0°, 23.8%, 12.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color64.0°, 38.5%, 15.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color1.690, 1.929, 1.147 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color24, 39, 25 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2500376 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color15.111, -3.603, 9.791 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)15.111, 10.433, 110.202 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color15.111, 0.108, 8.110 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color13.889, -2.591, 4.824 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.355, 0.405, 1.929 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280690456 / 0xff262718 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333300 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #262718

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #262718, its pure hue is 64.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.8%, and its lightness is 12.4%. 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 #262718, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050503 to #212215.

Tints of #262718

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #262718, its pure hue is 64.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.8%, and its lightness is 12.4%. 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 #262718, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #414235 to #e4e4e2.

Tones of #262718

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #262718, its pure hue is 64.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.8%, 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 #262718, which range from #202020 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3b3f00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #262718

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #262718! For #262718, 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, #262718. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #262718

This color, #262718, consists of 14.9% Red, 15.3% Green, and 9.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 38, Green = 39, Blue = 24. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #262718 is 2.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 38.5% Yellow, and 84.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R14.9%
C2.6%
G15.3%
M0.0%
B9.4%
Y38.5%
K84.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 38 39 24
Octal 46 47 30
Hexa #26 #27 #18
Binary 00100110 00100111 00011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 2 0 38 84
Octal 2 0 46 124
Hexa #02 #00 #26 #54
Binary 00000010 00000000 00100110 01010100

Analogous Colors of #262718

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #262718 — which has hue 64.0° — its analogous colors are located at 34.0° and 94.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262718.

Triadic Colors of #262718

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 #262718 — which has hue 64.0° — its triadic colors are located at 64.0° and 304.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262718.

Complementary Color of #262718

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #262718 — which has hue 64.0° — its complementary color is located at 244.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262718.

Split Complementary Colors of #262718

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 #262718 — which has hue 64.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 64.0° and 274.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262718.

Tetradic Colors of #262718

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 #262718 — which has hue 64.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 334.0°, 64.0°, 154.0°, and 244.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #262718.

Monochromatic Colors of #262718

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #262718, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #11120e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #3e401e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #262718

We want to make getting started with #262718 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #262718 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #262718 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 #262718 with other HTML elements.

#262718 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #262718.
<span style="color: #262718;">The color of this text is #262718.</span>

#262718 Background Color

The background color for this text is #262718.
<div style="background-color: #262718; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #262718.</div>

#262718 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #262718.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #262718;">This color for the shadow of this text is #262718.</span>

#262718 Border Color

This is a div with border color #262718.
<div style="border: #262718 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #262718.</div>

#262718 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #262718 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #262718; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #262718 on a white background.</div></div>

#262718 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #262718 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #262718; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #262718 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #262718 to White

This is a gradient from #262718 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#262718,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#262718,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#262718,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#262718,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #262718 to white.</div>

Gradient from #262718 to Black

This is a gradient from #262718 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#262718,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#262718,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#262718,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#262718,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #262718 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #262718

In addition to using #262718 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 #262718 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #262718, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 38, Green = 39, Blue = 24). If you need details about the color coordinates of #262718 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 #262718
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(38, 39, 24)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #262718; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #262718; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #262718; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(38, 39, 24);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#262718")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:38, green:39, blue:24, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:38 green:39 blue:24 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(38f, 39f, 24f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(38, 39, 24);
 

#262718 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #262718 the same way. For those with color blindness, #262718 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #262718 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #262718 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 #262718 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 #262718 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 #262718 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 15.2:1 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
Large Size Text