What color is #263D41?

#263D41 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 #263D41?

The RGB value is 38, 61, 65: 38 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263D41?

The complementary color is #412A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263D41 color

#263D41 rgb(38, 61, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263D41 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.9% green and 25.5% blue (38, 61, 65).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#263D41 color codes

HEX	`#263D41`
RGB	`rgb(38, 61, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 23.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 6%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.1, -7.74, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.1, 9.39, 214.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.422, 4.131, 5.617)`
Decimal	`2506049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263D41, 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 #263D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #263D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263d41; }
.text { color: #263d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 61 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263d41, #263041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #263D41?: #263D41 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 #263D41?: The RGB value is 38, 61, 65: 38 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263D41?: The complementary color is #412A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.