What color is #26311B?

#26311B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26311B?

The RGB value is 38, 49, 27: 38 red, 49 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26311B?

The complementary color is #261B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26311B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26311B color

#26311B rgb(38, 49, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #26311B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 19.2% green and 10.6% blue (38, 49, 27).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 29% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#26311B color codes

HEX	`#26311B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 49, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 19.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 29%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 45%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -9.57, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 15.79, 127.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.095, 2.688, 1.445)`
Decimal	`2502939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26311B, 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 #26311B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26311B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #26311B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26311b; }
.text { color: #26311b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26311b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 49 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26311b, #1b311b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26311B?: #26311B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26311B?: The RGB value is 38, 49, 27: 38 red, 49 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26311B?: The complementary color is #261B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26311B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.