#26412E
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #26412E
#26412E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 25% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 9.6); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #412639 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #26412E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.18:1).
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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 #26412E?
#26412E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 25% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #26412E?
Use white text. White on #26412E has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #26412E?
Its complementary colour is #412639, and analogous partners are #2C4126 and #26413C.