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Colour

#268F81

  • #268F81
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#268F81 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 143, 129 and HSL 172°, 58%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#268F81#268F81
HEX#268F81
RGBrgb(38, 143, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5608, 0.5059
RGB percentages14.9%, 56.1%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(172, 58%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 73.4%, 56.1%)
CMYK73.4%, 0%, 9.8%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,527,105
CSS custom property--colour: #268F81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D9707E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888680no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A7C82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00928Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 8.3Teal · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Sea green · ΔE 22.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F2634
Analogous#268F4D, #26698F
Triadic#81268F, #8F8126
Split complementary#8F2669, #8F4D26
Tetradic#4C268F, #8F2634, #698F26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CE5DB
Lighter +30%#74DACC
Lighter +20%#4CCFBE
Lighter +10%#31B7A5
Darker −10%#1B675D
Darker −20%#113E38
Darker −30%#061614
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0FA692
Less saturated −25%#3D7870

Channel breakdown

R38
G143
B129
Red38 (14.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)58.01%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8F · B 81

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