#263508 Color

#263508 is rgb(38, 53, 8) in RGB, hsl(80, 74%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 85%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 14.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#263508

HEX#263508

RGBrgb(38, 53, 8)

HSLhsl(80, 74%, 12%)

HSVhsv(80, 85%, 21%)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 85%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(30.5% 0.069 126.4)

LABlab(20.04% -12.43 24.24)

LCHlch(20.04% 27.24 117.15)

What #263508 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #263508, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Army Green#4B5320ΔE 14.46 Xander#44500CΔE 16 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 16.67 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 16.79 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 16.92 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 17.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#263508 Channel Values

How #263508 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 53 · B 8	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 80° · S 74% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 80° · S 85% · V 21%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 28% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 79%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.16:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #263508 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #263508

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #263508; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #263508

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #263508.

How #263508 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#263508

Protanopia#333308

Protanomaly#2E3408

Deuteranopia#313109

Deuteranomaly#2D3209

Tritanopia#2A3232

Tritanomaly#293326

Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #263508 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-263508: #263508;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #263508;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-263508': '#263508' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.208, blue: 0.031)

Android XML<color name="color_263508">#263508</color>

SVG fillfill="#263508"

More Green Colors

#263508 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#263508 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #263508?

#263508 is a darkest green — rgb(38, 53, 8) in RGB and hsl(80, 74%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.46.

What is the RGB value of #263508?

#263508 is rgb(38, 53, 8) — red 38, green 53, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #263508?

#263508 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 85%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #263508 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #263508 scores 13.16:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #263508 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #263508 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.47, which is visibly different.

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