What color is #26301A?

#26301A 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 #26301A?

The RGB value is 38, 48, 26: 38 red, 48 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26301A?

The complementary color is #241A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26301A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26301A color

#26301A rgb(38, 48, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #26301A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.8% green and 10.2% blue (38, 48, 26).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 81% 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 13.81:1).

#26301A color codes

HEX	`#26301A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 48, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 46%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.37, -9.12, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.37, 15.65, 125.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.043, 2.601, 1.371)`
Decimal	`2502682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26301A, 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 #26301A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26301A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #26301A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26301a; }
.text { color: #26301a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26301a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 48 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26301a, #1b301a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26301A?: #26301A 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 #26301A?: The RGB value is 38, 48, 26: 38 red, 48 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26301A?: The complementary color is #241A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26301A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.