What color is #265F30?

#265F30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265F30?

The RGB value is 38, 95, 48: 38 red, 95 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265F30?

The complementary color is #5F2655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265F30 color

#265F30 rgb(38, 95, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #265F30 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 37.3% green and 18.8% blue (38, 95, 48).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 43% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#265F30 color codes

HEX	`#265F30`
RGB	`rgb(38, 95, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 37.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 43%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 60%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 49%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, -29.97, 21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 36.8, 144.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.425, 8.809, 4.21)`
Decimal	`2514736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265F30, 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 #265F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #265F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265f30; }
.text { color: #265f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 95 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265f30, #265f4d); }

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Questions

What color is #265F30?: #265F30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265F30?: The RGB value is 38, 95, 48: 38 red, 95 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265F30?: The complementary color is #5F2655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.