Recognised as Colour
#268B90
- #268B90
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#268B90 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 139, 144 and HSL 183°, 58%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#268B90#268B90
HEX#268B90
RGBrgb(38, 139, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5451, 0.5647
RGB percentages14.9%, 54.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(182.8, 58.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.8, 73.6%, 56.5%)
CMYK73.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,526,096
CSS custom property--colour: #268B90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D9746F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#902B26
Analogous#269060, #265690
Triadic#90268B, #8B9026
Split complementary#902656, #906026
Tetradic#602690, #902B26, #569026
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G139
B144
Red38 (14.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue182.83°
Saturation (HSL)58.24%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8B · B 90
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