Recognised as Colour
#26A4A2
- #26A4A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#26A4A2 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 164, 162 and HSL 179°, 62%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#26A4A2#26A4A2
HEX#26A4A2
RGBrgb(38, 164, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6431, 0.6353
RGB percentages14.9%, 64.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(179, 62.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 76.8%, 64.3%)
CMYK76.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,532,514
CSS custom property--colour: #26A4A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 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#D95B5D
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A42628
Analogous#26A463, #2667A4
Triadic#A226A4, #A4A226
Split complementary#A42667, #A46326
Tetradic#6326A4, #A42628, #67A426
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G164
B162
Red38 (14.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue179.05°
Saturation (HSL)62.38%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G A4 · B A2
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