What color is #26341E?

#26341E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26341E?

The RGB value is 38, 52, 30: 38 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26341E?

The complementary color is #2C1E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26341E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26341E color

#26341E rgb(38, 52, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #26341E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 20.4% green and 11.8% blue (38, 52, 30).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#26341E color codes

HEX	`#26341E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 52, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 20.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, -10.89, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 16.26, 132.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 2.962, 1.681)`
Decimal	`2503710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26341E, 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 #26341E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26341E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #26341E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26341e; }
.text { color: #26341e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26341e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 52 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26341e, #1e3421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #26341E?: #26341E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26341E?: The RGB value is 38, 52, 30: 38 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26341E?: The complementary color is #2C1E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26341E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.