What color is #265040?

#265040 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265040?

The RGB value is 38, 80, 64: 38 red, 80 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265040?

The complementary color is #502636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265040 color

#265040 rgb(38, 80, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #265040 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 31.4% green and 25.1% blue (38, 80, 64).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#265040 color codes

HEX	`#265040`
RGB	`rgb(38, 80, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 31.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, -19.11, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 19.75, 165.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.593, 6.519, 5.866)`
Decimal	`2510912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265040, 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 #265040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #265040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265040; }
.text { color: #265040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 80 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265040, #264b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #265040?: #265040 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265040?: The RGB value is 38, 80, 64: 38 red, 80 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265040?: The complementary color is #502636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.