What color is #26331F?

#26331F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26331F?

The RGB value is 38, 51, 31: 38 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26331F?

The complementary color is #2C1F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26331F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26331F color

#26331F rgb(38, 51, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #26331F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 20% green and 12.2% blue (38, 51, 31).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#26331F color codes

HEX	`#26331F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 51, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 20%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 39%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.55, -10.09, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.55, 14.91, 132.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.23, 2.879, 1.734)`
Decimal	`2503455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26331F, 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 #26331F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26331F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #26331F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26331f; }
.text { color: #26331f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26331f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 51 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26331f, #1f3322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #26331F?: #26331F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26331F?: The RGB value is 38, 51, 31: 38 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26331F?: The complementary color is #2C1F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26331F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.