#263A28
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #263A28
#263A28 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 23% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 10.0), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3A2638 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.22:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #263A28?
#263A28 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 23% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #263A28?
Use white text. White on #263A28 has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263A28?
Its complementary colour is #3A2638, and analogous partners are #2E3A26 and #263A32.