What color is #264B30?

#264B30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264B30?

The RGB value is 38, 75, 48: 38 red, 75 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264B30?

The complementary color is #4B2641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264B30 color

#264B30 rgb(38, 75, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #264B30 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.4% green and 18.8% blue (38, 75, 48).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#264B30 color codes

HEX	`#264B30`
RGB	`rgb(38, 75, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 29.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, -20.25, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 23.58, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.849, 5.657, 3.685)`
Decimal	`2509616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264B30, 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 #264B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #264B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264b30; }
.text { color: #264b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 75 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264b30, #264b43); }

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Questions

What color is #264B30?: #264B30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264B30?: The RGB value is 38, 75, 48: 38 red, 75 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264B30?: The complementary color is #4B2641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.