What color is #263120?

#263120 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 #263120?

The RGB value is 38, 49, 32: 38 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263120?

The complementary color is #2B2031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263120 color

#263120 rgb(38, 49, 32)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263120 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 19.2% green and 12.5% blue (38, 49, 32).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#263120 color codes

HEX	`#263120`
RGB	`rgb(38, 49, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 19.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.86, -8.65, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.86, 12.75, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.158, 2.713, 1.776)`
Decimal	`2502944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263120, 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 #263120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #263120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263120; }
.text { color: #263120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 49 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263120, #203123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #263120?: #263120 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 #263120?: The RGB value is 38, 49, 32: 38 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263120?: The complementary color is #2B2031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.