What color is #263D24?

#263D24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263D24?

The RGB value is 38, 61, 36: 38 red, 61 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263D24?

The complementary color is #3B243D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263D24 color

#263D24 rgb(38, 61, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #263D24 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.9% green and 14.1% blue (38, 61, 36).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#263D24 color codes

HEX	`#263D24`
RGB	`rgb(38, 61, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 23.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 41%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.26, -15.05, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.26, 19.66, 139.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.786, 3.877, 2.27)`
Decimal	`2506020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263D24, 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 #263D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #263D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263d24; }
.text { color: #263d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 61 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263d24, #243d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #263D24?: #263D24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263D24?: The RGB value is 38, 61, 36: 38 red, 61 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263D24?: The complementary color is #3B243D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.