What color is #265A5C?

#265A5C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265A5C?

The RGB value is 38, 90, 92: 38 red, 90 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265A5C?

The complementary color is #5C2826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265A5C color

#265A5C rgb(38, 90, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #265A5C is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 35.3% green and 36.1% blue (38, 90, 92).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 42% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#265A5C color codes

HEX	`#265A5C`
RGB	`rgb(38, 90, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 35.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 42%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 59%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 2%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, -16.54, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 17.74, 201.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.386, 8.496, 11.427)`
Decimal	`2513500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265A5C, 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 #265A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #265A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265a5c; }
.text { color: #265a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 90 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265a5c, #263f5c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #265A5C?: #265A5C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265A5C?: The RGB value is 38, 90, 92: 38 red, 90 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265A5C?: The complementary color is #5C2826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.