What color is #263A3E?

#263A3E 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 #263A3E?

The RGB value is 38, 58, 62: 38 red, 58 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263A3E?

The complementary color is #3E2A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263A3E color

#263A3E rgb(38, 58, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263A3E is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.7% green and 24.3% blue (38, 58, 62).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#263A3E color codes

HEX	`#263A3E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 58, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.95, -6.75, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.95, 8.42, 216.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.182, 3.786, 5.12)`
Decimal	`2505278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263A3E, 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 #263A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #263A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263a3e; }
.text { color: #263a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 58 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263a3e, #262e3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #263A3E?: #263A3E 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 #263A3E?: The RGB value is 38, 58, 62: 38 red, 58 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263A3E?: The complementary color is #3E2A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.