Recognised as Colour
#268A7B
- #268A7B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#268A7B is a cyan with RGB values 38, 138, 123 and HSL 171°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#268A7B#268A7B
HEX#268A7B
RGBrgb(38, 138, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5412, 0.4824
RGB percentages14.9%, 54.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(171, 56.8%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171, 72.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK72.5%, 0%, 10.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,525,819
CSS custom property--colour: #268A7B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#D97584
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A2635
Analogous#268A49, #26678A
Triadic#7B268A, #8A7B26
Split complementary#8A2667, #8A4926
Tetradic#49268A, #8A2635, #678A26
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G138
B123
Red38 (14.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue171°
Saturation (HSL)56.82%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8A · B 7B
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