What color is #26432A?

#26432A is a 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 #26432A?

The RGB value is 38, 67, 42: 38 red, 67 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26432A?

The complementary color is #43263F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26432A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26432A color

#26432A rgb(38, 67, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #26432A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 26.3% green and 16.5% blue (38, 67, 42).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#26432A color codes

HEX	`#26432A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 67, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 26.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 43%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 37%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.54, -17.21, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.54, 20.9, 145.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.224, 4.593, 2.907)`
Decimal	`2507562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26432A, 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 #26432A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26432A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #26432A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26432a; }
.text { color: #26432a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26432a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 67 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26432a, #264338); }

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Questions

What color is #26432A?: #26432A is a 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 #26432A?: The RGB value is 38, 67, 42: 38 red, 67 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26432A?: The complementary color is #43263F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26432A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.