Colour

#266A70

#266A70
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#266A70 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 106, 112 and HSL 185°, 49%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#266A70#266A70

HEX#266A70

RGBrgb(38, 106, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4157, 0.4392

RGB percentages14.9%, 41.6%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(184.9, 49.3%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 66.1%, 43.9%)

CMYK66.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,517,616

CSS custom property--colour: #266A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#D9958F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626670no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#575D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#702C26

Analogous#267051, #264570

Triadic#70266A, #6A7026

Split complementary#702645, #705126

Tetradic#512670, #702C26, #457026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8BD1D7

Lighter +30%#64C2CB

Lighter +20%#40B2BC

Lighter +10%#338E96

Darker −10%#19464A

Darker −20%#0C2224

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#137A83

Less saturated −25%#395A5D

Channel breakdown

R38

G106

B112

Red38 (14.9%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue184.86°

Saturation (HSL)49.33%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 6A · B 70

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