What color is #263F28?

#263F28 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 #263F28?

The RGB value is 38, 63, 40: 38 red, 63 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263F28?

The complementary color is #3F263D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263F28 color

#263F28 rgb(38, 63, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #263F28 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.7% green and 15.7% blue (38, 63, 40).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#263F28 color codes

HEX	`#263F28`
RGB	`rgb(38, 63, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 24.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 37%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.06, -15.39, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.06, 19, 144.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.96, 4.12, 2.646)`
Decimal	`2506536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263F28, 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 #263F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #263F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263f28; }
.text { color: #263f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 63 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263f28, #263f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #263F28?: #263F28 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 #263F28?: The RGB value is 38, 63, 40: 38 red, 63 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263F28?: The complementary color is #3F263D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.