What color is #263D1A?

#263D1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263D1A?

The RGB value is 38, 61, 26: 38 red, 61 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263D1A?

The complementary color is #311A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263D1A color

#263D1A rgb(38, 61, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #263D1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.9% green and 10.2% blue (38, 61, 26).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 40% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#263D1A color codes

HEX	`#263D1A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 61, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 23.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 40%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 57%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.08, -16.75, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.08, 25.07, 131.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.654, 3.824, 1.575)`
Decimal	`2506010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263D1A, 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 #263D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #263D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263d1a; }
.text { color: #263d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 61 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263d1a, #1a3d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #263D1A?: #263D1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263D1A?: The RGB value is 38, 61, 26: 38 red, 61 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263D1A?: The complementary color is #311A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.