What color is #263E25?

#263E25 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 #263E25?

The RGB value is 38, 62, 37: 38 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263E25?

The complementary color is #3D253E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263E25 color

#263E25 rgb(38, 62, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #263E25 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.3% green and 14.5% blue (38, 62, 37).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#263E25 color codes

HEX	`#263E25`
RGB	`rgb(38, 62, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 24.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.64, -15.43, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.64, 19.86, 140.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.856, 3.991, 2.37)`
Decimal	`2506277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263E25, 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 #263E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #263E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263e25; }
.text { color: #263e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 62 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263e25, #253e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #263E25?: #263E25 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 #263E25?: The RGB value is 38, 62, 37: 38 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263E25?: The complementary color is #3D253E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.