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Heavy Metal

#262C28

Heavy Metal is a cool dark color with the hex code #262C28. This muted hue can be represented as RGB 38, 44, 40 in digital design or CMYK 14%, 0%, 9%, 83% for print applications. Find matching Pantone color.

Heavy Metal color values

HEX
#262C28
RGB
38, 44, 40
HSL
140°, 7%, 16%
CMYK
14, 0, 9, 83

Shades & tints

Darker Lighter

About this color

Heavy Metal sits at 140° on the color wheel with 7% saturation and 16% lightness, placing it in the green segment of the spectrum. At near-zero saturation, it reads as a pure gray, with hue playing almost no role in its character. The lower lightness gives it weight and depth, lending gravity to any palette it enters.

In digital environments, Heavy Metal is rendered as rgb(38, 44, 40), where the green channel leads at 44, with red and blue channels close behind. Low saturation at this depth produces the kind of sophisticated, near-neutral dark that works for application shells, sidebars, and dark-mode base layers.

For print, Heavy Metal translates to a CMYK breakdown of 14C 0M 9Y 83K. The dominant black channel (83%) does most of the tonal work here — cyan, magenta, and yellow contribute minimally, so the printed result will be a deep, near-neutral tone that reads differently from its screen equivalent. No brands in the brandkit.pro library currently specify this exact hex as a named brand color.

Color harmonies

Complementary

Split-Complementary

How to use Heavy Metal

CSS Variable 

:root {
  --brand-primary: #262C28;
  --brand-primary-rgb: 38, 44, 40;
}

Define as a CSS custom property for consistent theming across your site.

Tailwind Config 

colors: {
  brand: '#262C28',
}

Add to your Tailwind config to use classes like bg-brand.

Print Design (CMYK) 

C: 14%
M: 0%
Y: 9%
K: 83%

Use these CMYK values in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, or print specifications.

RGB for Screens 

rgb(38, 44, 40)
rgba(38, 44, 40, 0.8)

Use RGB notation for compatibility or add alpha channel for transparency.

Frequently asked questions

What color is #262C28?
#262C28 is Heavy Metal, a cool dark color with RGB values of 38, 44, 40. It has a hue of 140°, 7% saturation, and 16% lightness in the HSL color space.
What is the RGB value of #262C28?
The RGB color code for #262C28 is rgb(38, 44, 40). This means it contains 38 red, 44 green, and 40 blue in the RGB color model.
Is Heavy Metal a warm or cool color?
Heavy Metal (#262C28) is a cool color with a hue between 120-300° on the color wheel.
How do I use #262C28 in CSS?
You can use #262C28 in CSS with: background-color: #262C28; or color: #262C28; or as an RGB value: rgb(38, 44, 40). For print design, use CMYK: 14%, 0%, 9%, 83%.

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