Recognised as Colour

#26A1BC

#26A1BC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#26A1BC is a cyan with RGB values 38, 161, 188 and HSL 191°, 66%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#26A1BC#26A1BC

HEX#26A1BC

RGBrgb(38, 161, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6314, 0.7373

RGB percentages14.9%, 63.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(190.8, 66.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 79.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK79.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,531,772

CSS custom property--colour: #26A1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#D95E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F9CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00AAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4 Sky blue · ΔE 19.9 Teal · ΔE 20.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC4126

Analogous#26BC8C, #2656BC

Triadic#BC26A1, #A1BC26

Split complementary#BC2656, #BC8C26

Tetradic#8C26BC, #BC4126, #56BC26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCE8F2

Lighter +30%#92D9E9

Lighter +20%#68CBE0

Lighter +10%#3DBCD8

Darker −10%#1D7D92

Darker −20%#155867

Darker −30%#0C343D

Darker −40%#041012

More saturated +25%#0AB3D8

Less saturated −25%#428FA0

Channel breakdown

R38

G161

B188

Red38 (14.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue190.8°

Saturation (HSL)66.37%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G A1 · B BC

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Colour values

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