What color is #262C08?

#262C08 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262C08?

The RGB value is 38, 44, 8: 38 red, 44 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262C08?

The complementary color is #0E082C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262C08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262C08 color

#262C08 rgb(38, 44, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #262C08 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green and 3.1% blue (38, 44, 8).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 69% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#262C08 color codes

HEX	`#262C08`
RGB	`rgb(38, 44, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.3%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 69%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 82%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 82%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.66, -8.88, 20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.66, 22.42, 113.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.744, 2.231, 0.568)`
Decimal	`2501640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262C08, 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 #262C08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262C08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #262C08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262c08; }
.text { color: #262c08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262c08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 44 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262c08, #142c08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #262C08?: #262C08 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262C08?: The RGB value is 38, 44, 8: 38 red, 44 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262C08?: The complementary color is #0E082C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262C08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.