What color is #262D17?

#262D17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262D17?

The RGB value is 38, 45, 23: 38 red, 45 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262D17?

The complementary color is #1E172D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262D17 color

#262D17 rgb(38, 45, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #262D17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.6% green and 9% blue (38, 45, 23).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#262D17 color codes

HEX	`#262D17`
RGB	`rgb(38, 45, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 49%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.23, -7.71, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.23, 15.31, 120.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 2.351, 1.164)`
Decimal	`2501911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262D17, 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 #262D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #262D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262d17; }
.text { color: #262d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 45 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262d17, #1b2d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262D17?: #262D17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262D17?: The RGB value is 38, 45, 23: 38 red, 45 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262D17?: The complementary color is #1E172D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.