What color is #263A2F?

#263A2F 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 #263A2F?

The RGB value is 38, 58, 47: 38 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263A2F?

The complementary color is #3A2631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263A2F color

#263A2F rgb(38, 58, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263A2F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.7% green and 18.4% blue (38, 58, 47).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#263A2F color codes

HEX	`#263A2F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 58, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.46, -10.87, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.46, 11.69, 158.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.825, 3.643, 3.243)`
Decimal	`2505263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263A2F, 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 #263A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #263A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263a2f; }
.text { color: #263a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 58 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263a2f, #263a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #263A2F?: #263A2F 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 #263A2F?: The RGB value is 38, 58, 47: 38 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263A2F?: The complementary color is #3A2631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.