What color is #263527?

#263527 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263527?

The RGB value is 38, 53, 39: 38 red, 53 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263527?

The complementary color is #352634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263527 color

#263527 rgb(38, 53, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263527 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 20.8% green and 15.3% blue (38, 53, 39).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#263527 color codes

HEX	`#263527`
RGB	`rgb(38, 53, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 20.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, -9.68, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 11.86, 144.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.439, 3.105, 2.39)`
Decimal	`2503975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263527, 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 #263527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #263527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263527; }
.text { color: #263527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 53 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263527, #26352f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #263527?: #263527 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263527?: The RGB value is 38, 53, 39: 38 red, 53 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263527?: The complementary color is #352634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.