What color is #263E42?

#263E42 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 #263E42?

The RGB value is 38, 62, 66: 38 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263E42?

The complementary color is #422A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263E42 color

#263E42 rgb(38, 62, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263E42 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.3% green and 25.9% blue (38, 62, 66).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#263E42 color codes

HEX	`#263E42`
RGB	`rgb(38, 62, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 24.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.48, -8.07, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.48, 9.71, 213.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.505, 4.25, 5.789)`
Decimal	`2506306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263E42, 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 #263E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #263E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263e42; }
.text { color: #263e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 62 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263e42, #263042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #263E42?: #263E42 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 #263E42?: The RGB value is 38, 62, 66: 38 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263E42?: The complementary color is #422A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.