Recognised as Colour
#26949E
- #26949E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#26949E is a cyan with RGB values 38, 148, 158 and HSL 185°, 61%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#26949E#26949E
HEX#26949E
RGBrgb(38, 148, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5804, 0.6196
RGB percentages14.9%, 58%, 62%
HSLhsl(185, 61.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 75.9%, 62%)
CMYK75.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,528,414
CSS custom property--colour: #26949E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#D96B61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E3026
Analogous#269E6C, #26589E
Triadic#9E2694, #949E26
Split complementary#9E2658, #9E6C26
Tetradic#6C269E, #9E3026, #589E26
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G148
B158
Red38 (14.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)61.22%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 94 · B 9E
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