Close to Petrol
#265A67
#265A67 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 35.3% green, and 40.4% blue. Its hue is 192°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #265A67.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
7.66:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.74:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.66:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.74:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #265A67 as they’d see it.
#265A67 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #265A67
What color is #265A67?
#265A67 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 35.3% green, and 40.4% blue. Its hue is 192°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #265A67 in RGB?
#265A67 is rgb(38, 90, 103): 38 red, 90 green, and 103 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #265A67 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(63, 13, 0, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #265A67?
PANTONE 323 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #265A67?
Its complement #6E4B41 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.