What color is #26311F?

#26311F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26311F?

The RGB value is 38, 49, 31: 38 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26311F?

The complementary color is #2A1F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26311F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26311F color

#26311F rgb(38, 49, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #26311F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 19.2% green and 12.2% blue (38, 49, 31).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#26311F color codes

HEX	`#26311F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 49, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 19.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 37%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.83, -8.85, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.83, 13.36, 131.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.145, 2.708, 1.706)`
Decimal	`2502943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26311F, 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 #26311F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26311F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #26311F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26311f; }
.text { color: #26311f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26311f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 49 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26311f, #1f3121); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26311F?: #26311F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26311F?: The RGB value is 38, 49, 31: 38 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26311F?: The complementary color is #2A1F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26311F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.