What color is #265C53?

#265C53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #265C53?

The RGB value is 38, 92, 83: 38 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #265C53?

The complementary color is #5C262F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #265C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#265C53 color

#265C53 rgb(38, 92, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #265C53 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (38, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 42% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#265C53 color codes

HEX	`#265C53`
RGB	`rgb(38, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 42%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 59%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.38, -20.34, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.38, 20.34, 180.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.187, 8.69, 9.533)`
Decimal	`2514003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #265C53, 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 #265C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#265C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #265C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #265c53; }
.text { color: #265c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #265c53, #264a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #265C53?: #265C53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #265C53?: The RGB value is 38, 92, 83: 38 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #265C53?: The complementary color is #5C262F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #265C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.