What color is #268F6B?

#268F6B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #268F6B?

The RGB value is 38, 143, 107: 38 red, 143 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #268F6B?

The complementary color is #8F264A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #268F6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#268F6B color

#268F6B rgb(38, 143, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #268F6B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 56.1% green and 42% blue (38, 143, 107).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 58% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#268F6B color codes

HEX	`#268F6B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 143, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 56.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 58%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 73%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, -38.33, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 39.83, 164.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.274, 21.117, 17.283)`
Decimal	`2527083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #268F6B, 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 #268F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#268F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #268F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #268f6b; }
.text { color: #268f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #268f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 143 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #268f6b, #267e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #268F6B?: #268F6B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #268F6B?: The RGB value is 38, 143, 107: 38 red, 143 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #268F6B?: The complementary color is #8F264A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #268F6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.