What color is #266C66?

#266C66 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #266C66?

The RGB value is 38, 108, 102: 38 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #266C66?

The complementary color is #6C262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #266C66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#266C66 color

#266C66 rgb(38, 108, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #266C66 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 42.4% green and 40% blue (38, 108, 102).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 48% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#266C66 color codes

HEX	`#266C66`
RGB	`rgb(38, 108, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 42.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 48%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 65%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, -23.16, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 23.37, 187.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.559, 12.096, 14.451)`
Decimal	`2518118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #266C66, 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 #266C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#266C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #266C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #266c66; }
.text { color: #266c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #266c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 108 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #266c66, #264f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #266C66?: #266C66 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #266C66?: The RGB value is 38, 108, 102: 38 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #266C66?: The complementary color is #6C262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #266C66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.