What color is #264740?

#264740 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264740?

The RGB value is 38, 71, 64: 38 red, 71 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264740?

The complementary color is #47262D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264740 color

#264740 rgb(38, 71, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #264740 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 27.8% green and 25.1% blue (38, 71, 64).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#264740 color codes

HEX	`#264740`
RGB	`rgb(38, 71, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 27.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 46%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, -14.08, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 14.09, 178.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.978, 5.288, 5.661)`
Decimal	`2508608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264740, 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 #264740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #264740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264740; }
.text { color: #264740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 71 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264740, #263e47); }

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Questions

What color is #264740?: #264740 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264740?: The RGB value is 38, 71, 64: 38 red, 71 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264740?: The complementary color is #47262D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.