What color is #26472B?

#26472B 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 #26472B?

The RGB value is 38, 71, 43: 38 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26472B?

The complementary color is #472642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26472B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26472B color

#26472B rgb(38, 71, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #26472B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 27.8% green and 16.9% blue (38, 71, 43).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#26472B color codes

HEX	`#26472B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 71, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 27.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 46%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, -19.17, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 23.26, 145.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.488, 5.093, 3.084)`
Decimal	`2508587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26472B, 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 #26472B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26472B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #26472B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26472b; }
.text { color: #26472b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26472b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 71 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26472b, #26473c); }

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Questions

What color is #26472B?: #26472B 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 #26472B?: The RGB value is 38, 71, 43: 38 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26472B?: The complementary color is #472642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26472B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.