What color is #10261A?

#10261A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10261A?

The RGB value is 16, 38, 26: 16 red, 38 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10261A?

The complementary color is #26101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10261A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10261A color

#10261A rgb(16, 38, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #10261A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 14.9% green and 10.2% blue (16, 38, 26).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 41% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#10261A color codes

HEX	`#10261A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 38, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 14.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 41%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 58%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.05, -12.36, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.05, 13.45, 156.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.093, 1.571, 1.223)`
Decimal	`1058330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10261A, 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 #10261A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10261A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #10261A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10261a; }
.text { color: #10261a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10261a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 38 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10261a, #102625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #10261A?: #10261A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10261A?: The RGB value is 16, 38, 26: 16 red, 38 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10261A?: The complementary color is #26101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10261A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.