What color is #26351F?

#26351F 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 #26351F?

The RGB value is 38, 53, 31: 38 red, 53 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26351F?

The complementary color is #2E1F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26351F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26351F color

#26351F rgb(38, 53, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #26351F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 20.8% green and 12.2% blue (38, 53, 31).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#26351F color codes

HEX	`#26351F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 53, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 20.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 42%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 42%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.27, -11.31, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.27, 16.44, 133.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.32, 3.057, 1.764)`
Decimal	`2503967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26351F, 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 #26351F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26351F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #26351F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26351f; }
.text { color: #26351f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26351f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 53 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26351f, #1f3523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #26351F?: #26351F 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 #26351F?: The RGB value is 38, 53, 31: 38 red, 53 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26351F?: The complementary color is #2E1F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26351F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.