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#262E29

#262e29 ≈ Black Olive

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#262e29 is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.04% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.87% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 142.5°, with 9.52% saturation and 16.47% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 6.35.

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Relative luminance0.0253

Complementary

  1. #262e29
  2. #2e262b

Split complementary

  1. #262e29
  2. #2d262e
  3. #2e2627

Analogous

  1. #272e26
  2. #262e29
  3. #262e2d

Triadic

  1. #262e29
  2. #29262e
  3. #2e2926

Tetradic

  1. #262e29
  2. #262b2e
  3. #2e262b
  4. #2e2926

Square

  1. #262e29
  2. #26272e
  3. #2e262b
  4. #2e2d26

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0a
  2. #090b0a
  3. #262e29
  4. #49584e
  5. #6b8274

Shades

#262e29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262e29
  2. #222925
  3. #1e2521
  4. #1b201d
  5. #171c19
  6. #131715
  7. #0f1210
  8. #0b0e0c
  9. #080908
  10. #040504
  11. #000000

Tints

#262e29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262e29
  2. #3c433e
  3. #515854
  4. #676d69
  5. #7d827f
  6. #939794
  7. #a8aba9
  8. #bec0bf
  9. #d4d5d4
  10. #e9eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262e29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262e29
  2. #2f3632
  3. #383e3a
  4. #414743
  5. #4a4f4c
  6. #535755
  7. #5c5f5d
  8. #656766
  9. #6e706f
  10. #777877
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2d2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e2d29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c2c29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #252e2d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b2d29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a2d29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #252e2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262e29 {
  color: #262e29;
}
Background
.bg-262e29 {
  background-color: #262e29;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262e29 {
  border: 2px solid #262e29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262e29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 46 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 10% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262e29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262e29, #262e2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262e29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 46 41 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.35 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.55 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.82 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.83 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.28 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.07 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.68 #d9d1d6 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Black Olive
#262e29  rgb(38, 46, 41)  hsl(143, 10%, 16%)  Black Olive
#2e262b  rgb(46, 38, 43)  hsl(323, 10%, 16%)  Licorice
#29262e  rgb(41, 38, 46)  hsl(263, 10%, 16%)  Jet
#2e2926  rgb(46, 41, 38)  hsl(23, 10%, 16%)  Jet