Information about #265F53 color

#265F53 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#265F53 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 95, 83) — 14.9% red, 37.3% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 5 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #265F53 reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eden (#266255). Slightly further away sit Evening Sea (#26604F) and Dark Opal (#275953).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 95, 83) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #265F53: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#265F53 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#265F53 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #265F53

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Alfresco color link
Alfresco

#34664F

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Poker Green color link
Poker Green

#35654D

Green Pea color link
Green Pea

#266242

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265F53
  • RGB38, 95, 83
  • CMYK22, 0, 5, 63
  • CSSrgb(38, 95, 83)
  • HSL167°, 43%, 26%
  • HSL Precise167.368°, 42.857%, 26.078%
  • HSV167°, 60%, 37%
  • HSB167°, 60%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.373, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.373, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.373, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID265F53
  • DECIMAL ID2514771
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01