What color is #263931?

#263931 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263931?

The RGB value is 38, 57, 49: 38 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263931?

The complementary color is #39262E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263931 color

#263931 rgb(38, 57, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263931 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.4% green and 19.2% blue (38, 57, 49).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#263931 color codes

HEX	`#263931`
RGB	`rgb(38, 57, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.16, -9.75, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.16, 10.08, 165.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.817, 3.56, 3.444)`
Decimal	`2505009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263931, 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 #263931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #263931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263931; }
.text { color: #263931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 57 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263931, #263839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #263931?: #263931 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263931?: The RGB value is 38, 57, 49: 38 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263931?: The complementary color is #39262E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.