What color is #265746?

#265746 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265746?

The RGB value is 38, 87, 70: 38 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265746?

The complementary color is #572637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265746 color

#265746 rgb(38, 87, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #265746 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 34.1% green and 27.5% blue (38, 87, 70).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 39% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#265746 color codes

HEX	`#265746`
RGB	`rgb(38, 87, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 34.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 39%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 56%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.29, -21.27, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.29, 21.82, 167.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.313, 7.67, 6.994)`
Decimal	`2512710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265746, 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 #265746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #265746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265746; }
.text { color: #265746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 87 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265746, #265057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #265746?: #265746 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265746?: The RGB value is 38, 87, 70: 38 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265746?: The complementary color is #572637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.