What color is #26492A?

#26492A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26492A?

The RGB value is 38, 73, 42: 38 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26492A?

The complementary color is #492645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26492A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26492A color

#26492A rgb(38, 73, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #26492A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 28.6% green and 16.5% blue (38, 73, 42).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#26492A color codes

HEX	`#26492A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 73, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 28.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 42%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, -20.42, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 25.17, 144.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.6, 5.344, 3.032)`
Decimal	`2509098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26492A, 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 #26492A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26492A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #26492A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26492a; }
.text { color: #26492a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26492a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 73 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26492a, #26493c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #26492A?: #26492A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26492A?: The RGB value is 38, 73, 42: 38 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26492A?: The complementary color is #492645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26492A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.