What color is #263E27?

#263E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263E27?

The RGB value is 38, 62, 39: 38 red, 62 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263E27?

The complementary color is #3E263D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263E27 color

#263E27 rgb(38, 62, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #263E27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.3% green and 15.3% blue (38, 62, 39).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 76% 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 11.66:1).

#263E27 color codes

HEX	`#263E27`
RGB	`rgb(38, 62, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 24.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 37%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, -15.03, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 18.79, 143.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.888, 4.004, 2.54)`
Decimal	`2506279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263E27, 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 #263E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #263E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263e27; }
.text { color: #263e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 62 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263e27, #263e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #263E27?: #263E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263E27?: The RGB value is 38, 62, 39: 38 red, 62 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263E27?: The complementary color is #3E263D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.