What color is #266A50?

#266A50 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bottle Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #266A50?

The RGB value is 38, 106, 80: 38 red, 106 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #266A50?

The complementary color is #6A2640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #266A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#266A50 color

#266A50 rgb(38, 106, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #266A50 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 41.6% green and 31.4% blue (38, 106, 80).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 47% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bottle Green (#006A4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#266A50 color codes

HEX	`#266A50`
RGB	`rgb(38, 106, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 41.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 47%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 64%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.08, -28.21, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.08, 29.42, 163.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.401, 11.299, 9.379)`
Decimal	`2517584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #266A50, 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 #266A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#266A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #266A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #266a50; }
.text { color: #266a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #266a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 106 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #266a50, #26626a); }

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Questions

What color is #266A50?: #266A50 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bottle Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #266A50?: The RGB value is 38, 106, 80: 38 red, 106 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #266A50?: The complementary color is #6A2640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #266A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.