What color is #26403A?

#26403A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26403A?

The RGB value is 38, 64, 58: 38 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26403A?

The complementary color is #40262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26403A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26403A color

#26403A rgb(38, 64, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #26403A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 25.1% green and 22.7% blue (38, 64, 58).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#26403A color codes

HEX	`#26403A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 64, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 25.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.9, -11.62, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.9, 11.63, 177.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.396, 4.384, 4.669)`
Decimal	`2506810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26403A, 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 #26403A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26403A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #26403A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26403a; }
.text { color: #26403a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26403a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 64 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26403a, #263940); }

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Questions

What color is #26403A?: #26403A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26403A?: The RGB value is 38, 64, 58: 38 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26403A?: The complementary color is #40262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26403A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.