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Mine Shaft

#262C2B

Mine Shaft is a cool dark color with the hex code #262C2B. This muted hue can be represented as RGB 38, 44, 43 in digital design or CMYK 14%, 0%, 2%, 83% for print applications. Find matching Pantone color.

Mine Shaft color values

HEX
#262C2B
RGB
38, 44, 43
HSL
170°, 7%, 16%
CMYK
14, 0, 2, 83

Shades & tints

Darker Lighter

About this color

Mine Shaft sits at 170° on the color wheel with 7% saturation and 16% lightness, placing it in the cyan 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, Mine Shaft is rendered as rgb(38, 44, 43), 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, Mine Shaft translates to a CMYK breakdown of 14C 0M 2Y 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 Mine Shaft

CSS Variable 

:root {
  --brand-primary: #262C2B;
  --brand-primary-rgb: 38, 44, 43;
}

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

Tailwind Config 

colors: {
  brand: '#262C2B',
}

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

Print Design (CMYK) 

C: 14%
M: 0%
Y: 2%
K: 83%

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

RGB for Screens 

rgb(38, 44, 43)
rgba(38, 44, 43, 0.8)

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

Frequently asked questions

What color is #262C2B?
#262C2B is Mine Shaft, a cool dark color with RGB values of 38, 44, 43. It has a hue of 170°, 7% saturation, and 16% lightness in the HSL color space.
What is the RGB value of #262C2B?
The RGB color code for #262C2B is rgb(38, 44, 43). This means it contains 38 red, 44 green, and 43 blue in the RGB color model.
Is Mine Shaft a warm or cool color?
Mine Shaft (#262C2B) is a cool color with a hue between 120-300° on the color wheel.
How do I use #262C2B in CSS?
You can use #262C2B in CSS with: background-color: #262C2B; or color: #262C2B; or as an RGB value: rgb(38, 44, 43). For print design, use CMYK: 14%, 0%, 2%, 83%.

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