What color is #26312E?

#26312E is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26312E?

The RGB value is 38, 49, 46: 38 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26312E?

The complementary color is #312629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26312E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26312E color

#26312E rgb(38, 49, 46)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 19.2% green and 18% blue (38, 49, 46).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#26312E color codes

HEX	`#26312E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 49, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 19.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 22%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 6%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.25, -5.44, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.25, 5.45, 176.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.391, 2.806, 3)`
Decimal	`2502958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26312E, 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 #26312E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26312E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #26312E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26312e; }
.text { color: #26312e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26312e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 49 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26312e, #262f31); }

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Questions

What color is #26312E?: #26312E is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26312E?: The RGB value is 38, 49, 46: 38 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26312E?: The complementary color is #312629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26312E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.