What color is #26552F?

#26552F 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 #26552F?

The RGB value is 38, 85, 47: 38 red, 85 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26552F?

The complementary color is #55264C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26552F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26552F color

#26552F rgb(38, 85, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #26552F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 33.3% green and 18.4% blue (38, 85, 47).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 38% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#26552F color codes

HEX	`#26552F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 85, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 33.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 38%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 55%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 45%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, -25.49, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 30.85, 145.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.561, 7.114, 3.822)`
Decimal	`2512175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26552F, 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 #26552F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26552F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #26552F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26552f; }
.text { color: #26552f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26552f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 85 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26552f, #265546); }

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Questions

What color is #26552F?: #26552F 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 #26552F?: The RGB value is 38, 85, 47: 38 red, 85 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26552F?: The complementary color is #55264C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26552F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.