What color is #264C4B?

#264C4B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264C4B?

The RGB value is 38, 76, 75: 38 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264C4B?

The complementary color is #4C2627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264C4B color

#264C4B rgb(38, 76, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #264C4B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.8% green and 29.4% blue (38, 76, 75).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#264C4B color codes

HEX	`#264C4B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 76, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 29.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 1%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.63, -13.79, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.63, 14.25, 194.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.653, 6.089, 7.585)`
Decimal	`2509899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264C4B, 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 #264C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #264C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264c4b; }
.text { color: #264c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 76 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264c4b, #263a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #264C4B?: #264C4B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264C4B?: The RGB value is 38, 76, 75: 38 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264C4B?: The complementary color is #4C2627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.