What color is #269B91?

#269B91 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #269B91?

The RGB value is 38, 155, 145: 38 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #269B91?

The complementary color is #9B2630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #269B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#269B91 color

#269B91 rgb(38, 155, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #269B91 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 60.8% green and 56.9% blue (38, 155, 145).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 61% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#269B91 color codes

HEX	`#269B91`
RGB	`rgb(38, 155, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 60.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 61%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 75%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, -33.56, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 33.78, 186.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.629, 25.897, 30.852)`
Decimal	`2530193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #269B91, 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 #269B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#269B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #269B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #269b91; }
.text { color: #269b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #269b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 155 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #269b91, #266a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #269B91?: #269B91 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #269B91?: The RGB value is 38, 155, 145: 38 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #269B91?: The complementary color is #9B2630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #269B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.