What color is #263D3E?

#263D3E is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263D3E?

The RGB value is 38, 61, 62: 38 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263D3E?

The complementary color is #3E2726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263D3E color

#263D3E rgb(38, 61, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263D3E is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.9% green and 24.3% blue (38, 61, 62).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#263D3E color codes

HEX	`#263D3E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 61, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 23.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 2%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.99, -8.64, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.99, 9.32, 201.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.337, 4.097, 5.171)`
Decimal	`2506046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263D3E, 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 #263D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #263D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263d3e; }
.text { color: #263d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 61 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263d3e, #26313e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #263D3E?: #263D3E is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263D3E?: The RGB value is 38, 61, 62: 38 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263D3E?: The complementary color is #3E2726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.