What color is #262F18?

#262F18 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 #262F18?

The RGB value is 38, 47, 24: 38 red, 47 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262F18?

The complementary color is #21182F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262F18 color

#262F18 rgb(38, 47, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #262F18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.4% green and 9.4% blue (38, 47, 24).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% 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 13.98:1).

#262F18 color codes

HEX	`#262F18`
RGB	`rgb(38, 47, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 49%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.97, -8.82, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.97, 16.14, 123.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.981, 2.511, 1.244)`
Decimal	`2502424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262F18, 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 #262F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #262F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262f18; }
.text { color: #262f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 47 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262f18, #1a2f18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #262F18?: #262F18 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 #262F18?: The RGB value is 38, 47, 24: 38 red, 47 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262F18?: The complementary color is #21182F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.