Close to Dark Cyan
#259697
#259697 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Dark Cyan. In RGB it’s made of 14.5% red, 58.8% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 61% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #259697.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.57:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.89:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.57:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.89:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #259697 as they’d see it.
#259697 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #259697
What color is #259697?
#259697 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Dark Cyan. In RGB it’s made of 14.5% red, 58.8% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 61% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #259697 in RGB?
#259697 is rgb(37, 150, 151): 37 red, 150 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #259697 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(75, 1, 0, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #259697?
PANTONE 320 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #259697?
Its complement #BB756C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.