ColorXprez

#263122

Jet · very dark cool green

About #263122

#263122 is a very dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 19% green and 13% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.6), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2D2231 (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.59:1).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red38
Green49
Blue34

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.4
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 13.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #263122

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #263122.
13.59:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #263122.
1.54:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #263122 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#263122
Protanopia (no red cones)
#322F21
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#302E23
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#26302D

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #263122?

#263122 is a very dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 19% green and 13% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #263122?

Use white text. White on #263122 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #263122?

Its complementary colour is #2D2231, and analogous partners are #2D3122 and #223125.