What color is #266F74?

#266F74 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #266F74?

The RGB value is 38, 111, 116: 38 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #266F74?

The complementary color is #742B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #266F74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#266F74 color

#266F74 rgb(38, 111, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #266F74 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 43.5% green and 45.5% blue (38, 111, 116).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 51% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Obscura (#05696B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#266F74 color codes

HEX	`#266F74`
RGB	`rgb(38, 111, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 43.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 51%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 67%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, -20.42, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 22.48, 204.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.635, 13.041, 18.529)`
Decimal	`2518900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #266F74, 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 #266F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#266F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #266F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #266f74; }
.text { color: #266f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #266f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 111 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #266f74, #264874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #266F74?: #266F74 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #266F74?: The RGB value is 38, 111, 116: 38 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #266F74?: The complementary color is #742B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #266F74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.