What color is #266156?

#266156 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #266156?

The RGB value is 38, 97, 86: 38 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #266156?

The complementary color is #612631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #266156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#266156 color

#266156 rgb(38, 97, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #266156 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 38% green and 33.7% blue (38, 97, 86).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#266156 color codes

HEX	`#266156`
RGB	`rgb(38, 97, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 38%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 11%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -22.11, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 22.12, 178.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.753, 9.633, 10.306)`
Decimal	`2515286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #266156, 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 #266156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#266156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #266156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #266156; }
.text { color: #266156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #266156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 97 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #266156, #264e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #266156?: #266156 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #266156?: The RGB value is 38, 97, 86: 38 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #266156?: The complementary color is #612631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #266156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.