What color is #268E89?

#268E89 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #268E89?

The RGB value is 38, 142, 137: 38 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #268E89?

The complementary color is #8E262B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #268E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#268E89 color

#268E89 rgb(38, 142, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #268E89 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (38, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 58% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#268E89 color codes

HEX	`#268E89`
RGB	`rgb(38, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 58%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 73%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -29.71, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 30.27, 191)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.986, 21.562, 27.034)`
Decimal	`2526857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #268E89, 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 #268E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#268E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	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 #268E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #268e89; }
.text { color: #268e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #268e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #268e89, #265f8e); }

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Questions

What color is #268E89?: #268E89 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #268E89?: The RGB value is 38, 142, 137: 38 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #268E89?: The complementary color is #8E262B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #268E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.