What color is #262E0B?

#262E0B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262E0B?

The RGB value is 38, 46, 11: 38 red, 46 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262E0B?

The complementary color is #130B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262E0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262E0B color

#262E0B rgb(38, 46, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #262E0B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18% green and 4.3% blue (38, 46, 11).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 61% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#262E0B color codes

HEX	`#262E0B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 46, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 61%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 76%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 76%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, -9.85, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 22.55, 115.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.837, 2.39, 0.681)`
Decimal	`2502155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262E0B, 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 #262E0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262E0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #262E0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262e0b; }
.text { color: #262e0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262e0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 46 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262e0b, #142e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #262E0B?: #262E0B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262E0B?: The RGB value is 38, 46, 11: 38 red, 46 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262E0B?: The complementary color is #130B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262E0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.