Recognised as Colour
#263C38
- #263C38
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#263C38 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 60, 56 and HSL 169°, 22%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#263C38#263C38
HEX#263C38
RGBrgb(38, 60, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.2196
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(169.1, 22.4%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 36.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK36.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,784
CSS custom property--colour: #263C38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D9C3C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C262A
Analogous#263C2D, #26353C
Triadic#38263C, #3C3826
Split complementary#3C2635, #3C2D26
Tetradic#2D263C, #3C262A, #353C26
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G60
B56
Red38 (14.9%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue169.09°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B 38
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