Recognised as Colour
#269B8C
- #269B8C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#269B8C is a cyan with RGB values 38, 155, 140 and HSL 172°, 61%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#269B8C#269B8C
HEX#269B8C
RGBrgb(38, 155, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6078, 0.549
RGB percentages14.9%, 60.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(172.3, 60.6%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 75.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK75.5%, 0%, 9.7%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,530,188
CSS custom property--colour: #269B8C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D96473
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B2635
Analogous#269B52, #266F9B
Triadic#8C269B, #9B8C26
Split complementary#9B266F, #9B5226
Tetradic#52269B, #9B2635, #6F9B26
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G155
B140
Red38 (14.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue172.31°
Saturation (HSL)60.62%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 9B · B 8C
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