What color is #262E16?

#262E16 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 #262E16?

The RGB value is 38, 46, 22: 38 red, 46 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262E16?

The complementary color is #1E162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262E16 color

#262E16 rgb(38, 46, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #262E16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18% green and 8.6% blue (38, 46, 22).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 35% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#262E16 color codes

HEX	`#262E16`
RGB	`rgb(38, 46, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 35%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 52%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 52%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.57, -8.5, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.57, 16.65, 120.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.921, 2.424, 1.126)`
Decimal	`2502166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262E16, 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 #262E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #262E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262e16; }
.text { color: #262e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 46 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262e16, #1a2e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262E16?: #262E16 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 #262E16?: The RGB value is 38, 46, 22: 38 red, 46 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262E16?: The complementary color is #1E162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.