Information about #265260 color

#265260 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#265260 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(38, 82, 96) — 14.9% red, 32.2% green, 37.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 5 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#265260 presents itself as a confidently colored cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lucifer (#2E5060) and Arapawa (#274A5D).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 82, 96) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #265260 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#265260 color variations

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

#265260 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 #265260

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

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265260
  • RGB38, 82, 96
  • CMYK23, 5, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(38, 82, 96)
  • HSL194°, 43%, 26%
  • HSL Precise194.483°, 43.284%, 26.275%
  • HSV194°, 60%, 38%
  • HSB194°, 60%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.322, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.322, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.322, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID265260
  • DECIMAL ID2511456
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01