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#265e50 color: Old Money

#265e50 is rgb(38, 94, 80) in RGB and oklch(44.005% 0.06365 174.314) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

44%
0.064
174°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #265e50

#265e50 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 174°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast and black text 2.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Money (#2c5c4f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #265e50 mixed with white

  1. 265e50
  2. 3d6d60
  3. 527c70
  4. 678c81
  5. 7c9b92
  6. 91aba3
  7. a6bcb5
  8. bcccc7
  9. d2ddd9
  10. e8eeec

Darker: #265e50 mixed with black

  1. 265e50
  2. 205144
  3. 194439
  4. 13372e
  5. 0d2b24
  6. 081f1a
  7. 041410
  8. 020a07
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #265e50 with less saturation

  1. 265e50
  2. 2d5d50
  3. 325c50
  4. 375b51
  5. 3c5a51
  6. 405951
  7. 445751
  8. 485652
  9. 4c5552
  10. 4f5452

Questions about #265e50

What color is #265e50?

#265e50 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Old Money. In RGB it is rgb(38, 94, 80), in HSL hsl(165, 42.42%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.005% 0.06365 174.314).

What colors go well with #265e50?

The complementary color of #265e50 is #6e4355. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c5c3c and #1d5d63. The triadic partners are #554b72 and #6e4930.

Is white or black text more readable on #265e50?

White text reads better on #265e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and black gives 2.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #265e50 a warm or cool color?

#265e50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 174 degrees, its lightness 44% and its chroma 0.064.