What color is #264A10?

#264A10 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 #264A10?

The RGB value is 38, 74, 16: 38 red, 74 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264A10?

The complementary color is #34104A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264A10?

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.

#264A10 color

#264A10 rgb(38, 74, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #264A10 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 29% green and 6.3% blue (38, 74, 16).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 71% black.

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

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

#264A10 color codes

HEX	`#264A10`
RGB	`rgb(38, 74, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 29%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 78%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.7, -24.57, 29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.7, 38.09, 130.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.342, 5.347, 1.346)`
Decimal	`2509328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264A10, 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 #264A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264A10 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 #264A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264a10; }
.text { color: #264a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 74 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264a10, #104a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #264A10?: #264A10 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 #264A10?: The RGB value is 38, 74, 16: 38 red, 74 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264A10?: The complementary color is #34104A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264A10?: 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.