What color is #26413F?

#26413F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26413F?

The RGB value is 38, 65, 63: 38 red, 65 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26413F?

The complementary color is #412628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26413F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26413F color

#26413F rgb(38, 65, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #26413F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 25.5% green and 24.7% blue (38, 65, 63).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#26413F color codes

HEX	`#26413F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 65, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 25.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, -10.81, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 11, 190.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.587, 4.551, 5.391)`
Decimal	`2507071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26413F, 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 #26413F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26413F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #26413F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26413f; }
.text { color: #26413f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26413f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 65 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26413f, #263641); }

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Questions

What color is #26413F?: #26413F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26413F?: The RGB value is 38, 65, 63: 38 red, 65 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26413F?: The complementary color is #412628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26413F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.