What color is #263A3B?

#263A3B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263A3B?

The RGB value is 38, 58, 59: 38 red, 58 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263A3B?

The complementary color is #3B2726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263A3B color

#263A3B rgb(38, 58, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263A3B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.7% green and 23.1% blue (38, 58, 59).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#263A3B color codes

HEX	`#263A3B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 58, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 2%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.84, -7.64, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.84, 8.27, 202.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.102, 3.754, 4.698)`
Decimal	`2505275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263A3B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #263A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #263A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263a3b; }
.text { color: #263a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 58 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263a3b, #262f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #263A3B?: #263A3B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263A3B?: The RGB value is 38, 58, 59: 38 red, 58 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263A3B?: The complementary color is #3B2726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.