Information about #265B49 color

#265B49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#265B49 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 91, 73) — 14.9% red, 35.7% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 0 / 7 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #265B49 reads as a clearly saturated fresh green-cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Push Play (#21584C). Slightly further away sit Evening Sea (#26604F) and Green Pea (#266242).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(38, 91, 73)), which gives #265B49 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #265B49: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#265B49 color variations

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

#265B49 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 #265B49

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

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Green Pea color link
Green Pea

#266242

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Greenstone color link
Greenstone

#246C46

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Roulette color link
Roulette

#2A4D3E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265B49
  • RGB38, 91, 73
  • CMYK21, 0, 7, 64
  • CSSrgb(38, 91, 73)
  • HSL160°, 41%, 25%
  • HSL Precise159.623°, 41.085%, 25.294%
  • HSV160°, 58%, 36%
  • HSB160°, 58%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.357, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.357, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.357, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID265B49
  • DECIMAL ID2513737
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01