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#263F08 Color

#263F08 is rgb(38, 63, 8) in RGB, hsl(87, 77%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 87%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 11.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#263F08
HEX#263F08
RGBrgb(38, 63, 8)
HSLhsl(87, 77%, 14%)
HSVhsv(87, 87%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 87%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(33.5% 0.084 131.5)
LABlab(23.70% -17.55 27.98)
LCHlch(23.70% 33.03 122.11)

What #263F08 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 #263F08, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#263F08 Channel Values

How #263F08 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 38 · G 63 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 77% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 87% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.69:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #263F08 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 text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #263F08 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #263F08

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #263F08; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #263F08

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #263F08.

How #263F08 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#263F08
Protanopia#3C3C08
Protanomaly#343D08
Deuteranopia#38380B
Deuteranomaly#323B0A
Tritanopia#2C3B3B
Tritanomaly#2A3D2E
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #263F08 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-263f08: #263F08;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #263F08;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-263f08': '#263F08' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.247, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_263f08">#263F08</color>
SVG fillfill="#263F08"

More Green Colors

#263F08 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#263F08 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #263F08?

#263F08 is a darkest green — rgb(38, 63, 8) in RGB and hsl(87, 77%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.99.

What is the RGB value of #263F08?

#263F08 is rgb(38, 63, 8) — red 38, green 63, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #263F08?

#263F08 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 87%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #263F08 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #263F08 scores 11.69:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #263F08 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #263F08 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 18.84, which is visibly different.

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