What color is #26312B?

#26312B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26312B?

The RGB value is 38, 49, 43: 38 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26312B?

The complementary color is #31262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26312B color

#26312B rgb(38, 49, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #26312B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (38, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#26312B color codes

HEX	`#26312B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 22%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.15, -6.2, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.15, 6.61, 159.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.334, 2.783, 2.699)`
Decimal	`2502955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26312B, 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 #26312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #26312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26312b; }
.text { color: #26312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26312b, #263131); }

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Questions

What color is #26312B?: #26312B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26312B?: The RGB value is 38, 49, 43: 38 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26312B?: The complementary color is #31262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.