What color is #26301F?

#26301F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26301F?

The RGB value is 38, 48, 31: 38 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26301F?

The complementary color is #291F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26301F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26301F color

#26301F rgb(38, 48, 31)

Shades of gray

The hex color #26301F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.8% green and 12.2% blue (38, 48, 31).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#26301F color codes

HEX	`#26301F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 48, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 18.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.47, -8.21, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.47, 12.58, 130.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.104, 2.625, 1.692)`
Decimal	`2502687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26301F, 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 #26301F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26301F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #26301F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26301f; }
.text { color: #26301f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26301f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 48 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26301f, #1f3021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26301F?: #26301F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26301F?: The RGB value is 38, 48, 31: 38 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26301F?: The complementary color is #291F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26301F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.