What color is #265A56?

#265A56 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265A56?

The RGB value is 38, 90, 86: 38 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265A56?

The complementary color is #5A262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265A56 color

#265A56 rgb(38, 90, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #265A56 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 35.3% green and 33.7% blue (38, 90, 86).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#265A56 color codes

HEX	`#265A56`
RGB	`rgb(38, 90, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 35.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 58%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.79, -18.38, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.79, 18.61, 189.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.134, 8.396, 10.1)`
Decimal	`2513494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265A56, 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 #265A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #265A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265a56; }
.text { color: #265a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 90 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265a56, #26445a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #265A56?: #265A56 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265A56?: The RGB value is 38, 90, 86: 38 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265A56?: The complementary color is #5A262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.