What color is #264B50?

#264B50 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264B50?

The RGB value is 38, 75, 80: 38 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264B50?

The complementary color is #502B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264B50 color

#264B50 rgb(38, 75, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #264B50 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.4% green and 31.4% blue (38, 75, 80).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#264B50 color codes

HEX	`#264B50`
RGB	`rgb(38, 75, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 29.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.47, -11.66, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.47, 13.64, 211.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.763, 6.023, 8.499)`
Decimal	`2509648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264B50, 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 #264B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #264B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264b50; }
.text { color: #264b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 75 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264b50, #263650); }

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Questions

What color is #264B50?: #264B50 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264B50?: The RGB value is 38, 75, 80: 38 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264B50?: The complementary color is #502B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.