Recognised as Colour
#268C92
- #268C92
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#268C92 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 140, 146 and HSL 183°, 59%, 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
#268C92#268C92
HEX#268C92
RGBrgb(38, 140, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.549, 0.5725
RGB percentages14.9%, 54.9%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(183.3, 58.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 74%, 57.3%)
CMYK74%, 4.1%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,526,354
CSS custom property--colour: #268C92;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D9736D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#922C26
Analogous#269262, #265692
Triadic#92268C, #8C9226
Split complementary#922656, #926226
Tetradic#622692, #922C26, #569226
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G140
B146
Red38 (14.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue183.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8C · B 92
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