Close to Black Olive
#262C19
#262C19 is a very dark, muted green, close to the color Black Olive. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 79°, with 28% saturation and 14% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #262C19.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.42:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.46:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.42:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.46:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #262C19 as they’d see it.
#262C19 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #262C19
What color is #262C19?
#262C19 is a very dark, muted green, close to the color Black Olive. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 79°, with 28% saturation and 14% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #262C19 in RGB?
#262C19 is rgb(38, 44, 25): 38 red, 44 green, and 25 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #262C19 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 43, 83). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #262C19?
PANTONE Black C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #262C19?
Its complement #2D2739 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.