What color is #262F17?

#262F17 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 #262F17?

The RGB value is 38, 47, 23: 38 red, 47 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262F17?

The complementary color is #20172F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262F17 color

#262F17 rgb(38, 47, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #262F17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.4% green and 9% blue (38, 47, 23).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#262F17 color codes

HEX	`#262F17`
RGB	`rgb(38, 47, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 51%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 51%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.95, -8.98, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.95, 16.75, 122.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.97, 2.507, 1.191)`
Decimal	`2502423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262F17, 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 #262F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #262F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262f17; }
.text { color: #262f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 47 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262f17, #1a2f17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262F17?: #262F17 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 #262F17?: The RGB value is 38, 47, 23: 38 red, 47 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262F17?: The complementary color is #20172F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.