What color is #264612?

#264612 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264612?

The RGB value is 38, 70, 18: 38 red, 70 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264612?

The complementary color is #321246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264612 color

#264612 rgb(38, 70, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #264612 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 27.5% green and 7.1% blue (38, 70, 18).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 59% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#264612 color codes

HEX	`#264612`
RGB	`rgb(38, 70, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 27.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 59%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 74%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 74%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, -22.44, 26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 34.85, 130.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.099, 4.836, 1.342)`
Decimal	`2508306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264612, 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 #264612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #264612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264612; }
.text { color: #264612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 70 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264612, #124618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #264612?: #264612 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264612?: The RGB value is 38, 70, 18: 38 red, 70 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264612?: The complementary color is #321246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.