What color is #263F40?

#263F40 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263F40?

The RGB value is 38, 63, 64: 38 red, 63 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263F40?

The complementary color is #402726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263F40 color

#263F40 rgb(38, 63, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263F40 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.7% green and 25.1% blue (38, 63, 64).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#263F40 color codes

HEX	`#263F40`
RGB	`rgb(38, 63, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 24.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 2%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, -9.29, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 9.99, 201.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.502, 4.337, 5.502)`
Decimal	`2506560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263F40, 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 #263F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #263F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263f40; }
.text { color: #263f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 63 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263f40, #263240); }

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Questions

What color is #263F40?: #263F40 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263F40?: The RGB value is 38, 63, 64: 38 red, 63 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263F40?: The complementary color is #402726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.