What color is #26433F?

#26433F 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 #26433F?

The RGB value is 38, 67, 63: 38 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26433F?

The complementary color is #43262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26433F color

#26433F rgb(38, 67, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #26433F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (38, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#26433F color codes

HEX	`#26433F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 43%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.11, -12.02, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.11, 12.06, 184.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.703, 4.785, 5.43)`
Decimal	`2507583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26433F, 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 #26433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #26433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26433f; }
.text { color: #26433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26433f, #263843); }

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Questions

What color is #26433F?: #26433F 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 #26433F?: The RGB value is 38, 67, 63: 38 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26433F?: The complementary color is #43262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.