Information about #265E50 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#265E50 presents itself as a clearly saturated aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Evening Sea (#26604F). Slightly further away sit Dark Opal (#275953) and Eden (#266255).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(38, 94, 80)), which gives #265E50 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #265E50: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), 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.
#265E50 color variations
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#265E50 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#265E50 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#265E50 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#265E50 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#265E50 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #265E50 color
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Nearest named colors to #265E50
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#26604F
#275953
#266255
#21584C
#1F6357
#2F5A57
#275359
#266242
#34664F
#366154
#35654D
#1F4F54
#265E50 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#265E50
- RGB38, 94, 80
- CMYK22, 0, 5, 63
- CSSrgb(38, 94, 80)
- HSL165°, 42%, 26%
- HSL Precise165°, 42.424%, 25.882%
- HSV165°, 60%, 37%
- HSB165°, 60%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
- GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.369, 0.314)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.369, 0.314, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.369, 0.314)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID265E50
- DECIMAL ID2514512
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
