What color is #265B57?

#265B57 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 #265B57?

The RGB value is 38, 91, 87: 38 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265B57?

The complementary color is #5B262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265B57 color

#265B57 rgb(38, 91, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #265B57 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 35.7% green and 34.1% blue (38, 91, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% 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 7.73:1).

#265B57 color codes

HEX	`#265B57`
RGB	`rgb(38, 91, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 35.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 58%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.17, -18.62, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.17, 18.87, 189.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.26, 8.582, 10.342)`
Decimal	`2513751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265B57, 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 #265B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #265B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265b57; }
.text { color: #265b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 91 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265b57, #26445b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #265B57?: #265B57 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 #265B57?: The RGB value is 38, 91, 87: 38 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265B57?: The complementary color is #5B262A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.