Colour

#266A72

#266A72
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#266A72 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 106, 114 and HSL 186°, 50%, 30%. 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

#266A72#266A72

HEX#266A72

RGBrgb(38, 106, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4157, 0.4471

RGB percentages14.9%, 41.6%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(186.3, 50%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 66.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK66.7%, 7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,517,618

CSS custom property--colour: #266A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#D9958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616673no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#565D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#722E26

Analogous#267254, #264472

Triadic#72266A, #6A7226

Split complementary#722644, #725426

Tetradic#542672, #722E26, #447226

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CD0D9

Lighter +30%#65C1CC

Lighter +20%#3FB1BF

Lighter +10%#338E98

Darker −10%#19464C

Darker −20%#0D2326

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#137985

Less saturated −25%#395B5F

Channel breakdown

R38

G106

B114

Red38 (14.9%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue186.32°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 6A · B 72

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