What color is #265123?

#265123 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265123?

The RGB value is 38, 81, 35: 38 red, 81 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265123?

The complementary color is #4E2351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265123 color

#265123 rgb(38, 81, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #265123 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 31.8% green and 13.7% blue (38, 81, 35).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 40% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#265123 color codes

HEX	`#265123`
RGB	`rgb(38, 81, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 31.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 40%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 57%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 57%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.44, -25.62, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.44, 34.01, 138.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.045, 6.418, 2.615)`
Decimal	`2511139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265123, 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 #265123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #265123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265123; }
.text { color: #265123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 81 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265123, #235137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #265123?: #265123 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265123?: The RGB value is 38, 81, 35: 38 red, 81 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265123?: The complementary color is #4E2351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.