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Recognised as Colour

#262C16

  • #262C16
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#262C16 is a green with RGB values 38, 44, 22 and HSL 76°, 33%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#262C16#262C16
HEX#262C16
RGBrgb(38, 44, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1725, 0.0863
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.3%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(76.4, 33.3%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.4, 50%, 17.3%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 50%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,654
CSS custom property--colour: #262C16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D9D3E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2A14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2A17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#282A27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 31.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.8Gray · ΔE 39.8Slate grey · ΔE 43.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C162C
Analogous#2C2716, #1B2C16
Triadic#16262C, #2C1626
Split complementary#161B2C, #27162C
Tetradic#162C27, #1C162C, #2C161B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99AF5F
Lighter +30%#7E9249
Lighter +20%#617038
Lighter +10%#434E27
Darker −10%#090A05
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A340E
Less saturated −25%#22241E

Channel breakdown

R38
G44
B22
Red38 (14.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue76.36°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2C · B 16

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