Japanese Indigo (#264348)

The hex code for Japanese Indigo is #264348. It is rgb(38, 67, 72) in RGB, hsl(189, 31%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 72%) in CMYK — a dark teal. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#264348

RGBrgb(38, 67, 72)

HSLhsl(189, 31%, 22%)

HSVhsv(189, 47%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(36.2% 0.036 209.6)

LABlab(26.30% -10.19 -6.66)

LCHlch(26.30% 12.17 213.19)

Colors Closest to Japanese Indigo

Japanese Indigo is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 5.93 Charcoal#36454FΔE 6.51 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 7.89 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 8.12 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 8.93 Outer Space#414A4CΔE 9.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#264348 Channel Values

How Japanese Indigo breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 67 · B 72	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 189° · S 31% · L 22%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 189° · S 47% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 47% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.61:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Japanese Indigo background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Japanese Indigo

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Japanese Indigo; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Japanese Indigo

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Japanese Indigo Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#264348

Protanopia#3F3F48

Protanomaly#374148

Deuteranopia#3B3B49

Deuteranomaly#343E48

Tritanopia#254444

Tritanomaly#254345

Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

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Using #264348 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--japanese-indigo: #264348;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #264348;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'japanese-indigo': '#264348' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.263, blue: 0.282)

Android XML<color name="japanese_indigo">#264348</color>

SVG fillfill="#264348"

More Teal Colors

Japanese Indigo sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

26a7de 25d4cc 29a39f 24ffff 2a4646 24fbff 2b748c 24c8ff 2bcaca 243d3d 2d383a 23d7c5 38ffff 54e3d5 76abad 95e0e8 b6d2d3 d4f1f9 f5ffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929

#264348 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Japanese Indigo?

The hex code for Japanese Indigo is #264348. That is rgb(38, 67, 72) in RGB, hsl(189, 31%, 22%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 72%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #264348?

#264348 is rgb(38, 67, 72) — red 38, green 67, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #264348?

#264348 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #264348 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #264348 scores 10.61:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #264348 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #264348 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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