What color is #264C48?

#264C48 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264C48?

The RGB value is 38, 76, 72: 38 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264C48?

The complementary color is #4C262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264C48 color

#264C48 rgb(38, 76, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #264C48 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.8% green and 28.2% blue (38, 76, 72).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#264C48 color codes

HEX	`#264C48`
RGB	`rgb(38, 76, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 29.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 50%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 5%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, -14.68, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 14.79, 187.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.553, 6.048, 7.057)`
Decimal	`2509896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264C48, 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 #264C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #264C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264c48; }
.text { color: #264c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 76 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264c48, #263d4c); }

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Questions

What color is #264C48?: #264C48 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264C48?: The RGB value is 38, 76, 72: 38 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264C48?: The complementary color is #4C262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.