What color is #262800?

#262800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262800?

The RGB value is 38, 40, 0: 38 red, 40 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262800?

The complementary color is #020028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262800 color

#262800 rgb(38, 40, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #262800 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 15.7% green and 0% blue (38, 40, 0).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#262800 color codes

HEX	`#262800`
RGB	`rgb(38, 40, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 15.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.11, -7.09, 21.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.11, 23.02, 107.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.558, 1.93, 0.29)`
Decimal	`2500608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262800, 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 #262800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #262800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262800; }
.text { color: #262800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 40 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262800, #122800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #262800?: #262800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262800?: The RGB value is 38, 40, 0: 38 red, 40 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262800?: The complementary color is #020028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.