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Recognised as Colour

#26A68C

  • #26A68C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#26A68C is a cyan with RGB values 38, 166, 140 and HSL 168°, 63%, 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

#26A68C#26A68C
HEX#26A68C
RGBrgb(38, 166, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.651, 0.549
RGB percentages14.9%, 65.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(167.8, 62.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 77.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK77.1%, 0%, 15.7%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,533,004
CSS custom property--colour: #26A68C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D95973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A89Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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 text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.2Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3Sea green · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 20Teal · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A62640
Analogous#26A64C, #2680A6
Triadic#8C26A6, #A68C26
Split complementary#A62680, #A64C26
Tetradic#4C26A6, #A62640, #80A626

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACECDF
Lighter +30%#83E3CF
Lighter +20%#59D9BF
Lighter +10%#30D0AF
Darker −10%#1C7D69
Darker −20%#135346
Darker −30%#0A2923
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0CC09B
Less saturated −25%#408D7D

Channel breakdown

R38
G166
B140
Red38 (14.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue167.81°
Saturation (HSL)62.75%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G A6 · B 8C

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