What color is #264441?

#264441 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264441?

The RGB value is 38, 68, 65: 38 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264441?

The complementary color is #442629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264441 color

#264441 rgb(38, 68, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #264441 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 26.7% green and 25.5% blue (38, 68, 65).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#264441 color codes

HEX	`#264441`
RGB	`rgb(38, 68, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 26.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 44%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, -12.04, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 12.16, 188.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.82, 4.928, 5.75)`
Decimal	`2507841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264441, 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 #264441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #264441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264441; }
.text { color: #264441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 68 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264441, #263844); }

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Questions

What color is #264441?: #264441 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264441?: The RGB value is 38, 68, 65: 38 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264441?: The complementary color is #442629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.