What color is #263B40?

#263B40 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263B40?

The RGB value is 38, 59, 64: 38 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263B40?

The complementary color is #402B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263B40 color

#263B40 rgb(38, 59, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263B40 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.1% green and 25.1% blue (38, 59, 64).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#263B40 color codes

HEX	`#263B40`
RGB	`rgb(38, 59, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 23.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 8%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, -6.78, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 8.88, 220.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.288, 3.91, 5.431)`
Decimal	`2505536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263B40, 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 #263B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #263B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263b40; }
.text { color: #263b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 59 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263b40, #262e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #263B40?: #263B40 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263B40?: The RGB value is 38, 59, 64: 38 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263B40?: The complementary color is #402B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.