What color is #04261A?

#04261A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04261A?

The RGB value is 4, 38, 26: 4 red, 38 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04261A?

The complementary color is #260410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04261A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04261A color

#04261A rgb(4, 38, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #04261A is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 14.9% green and 10.2% blue (4, 38, 26).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#04261A color codes

HEX	`#04261A`
RGB	`rgb(4, 38, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 14.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 89%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 32%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.52, -16.01, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.52, 16.63, 164.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.93, 1.487, 1.215)`
Decimal	`271898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04261A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #04261A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04261A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #04261A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04261a; }
.text { color: #04261a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04261a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 38 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04261a, #042126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #04261A?: #04261A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04261A?: The RGB value is 4, 38, 26: 4 red, 38 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04261A?: The complementary color is #260410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04261A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.