Information about #265F5A color

#265F5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#265F5A falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 95, 90) — 14.9% red, 37.3% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 2 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #265F5A reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eden (#266255). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Dark Opal (#275953).

The recipe behind #265F5A is rgb(38, 95, 90), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. 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.

#265F5A color variations

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#265F5A 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 #265F5A

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

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265F5A
  • RGB38, 95, 90
  • CMYK22, 0, 2, 63
  • CSSrgb(38, 95, 90)
  • HSL175°, 43%, 26%
  • HSL Precise174.737°, 42.857%, 26.078%
  • HSV175°, 60%, 37%
  • HSB175°, 60%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.373, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.373, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.373, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID265F5A
  • DECIMAL ID2514778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01