What color is #264C3F?

#264C3F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264C3F?

The RGB value is 38, 76, 63: 38 red, 76 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264C3F?

The complementary color is #4C2633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264C3F color

#264C3F rgb(38, 76, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #264C3F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.8% green and 24.7% blue (38, 76, 63).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#264C3F color codes

HEX	`#264C3F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 76, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 29.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 50%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, -17.19, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 17.55, 168.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.281, 5.94, 5.623)`
Decimal	`2509887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264C3F, 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 #264C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #264C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264c3f; }
.text { color: #264c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 76 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264c3f, #26464c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #264C3F?: #264C3F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264C3F?: The RGB value is 38, 76, 63: 38 red, 76 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264C3F?: The complementary color is #4C2633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.