Colour
#269C8B
- #269C8B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#269C8B is a cyan with RGB values 38, 156, 139 and HSL 171°, 61%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#269C8B#269C8B
HEX#269C8B
RGBrgb(38, 156, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6118, 0.5451
RGB percentages14.9%, 61.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(171.4, 60.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 75.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK75.6%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,530,443
CSS custom property--colour: #269C8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#D96374
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C2637
Analogous#269C50, #26729C
Triadic#8B269C, #9C8B26
Split complementary#9C2672, #9C5026
Tetradic#50269C, #9C2637, #729C26
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G156
B139
Red38 (14.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue171.36°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 9C · B 8B
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