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Recognised as Colour

#26AFC0

  • #26AFC0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#26AFC0 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 175, 192 and HSL 187°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#26AFC0#26AFC0
HEX#26AFC0
RGBrgb(38, 175, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6863, 0.7529
RGB percentages14.9%, 68.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(186.6, 67%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 80.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK80.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,535,360
CSS custom property--colour: #26AFC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#D9503F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A99C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Dark cyan · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C03726
Analogous#26C084, #2662C0
Triadic#C026AF, #AFC026
Split complementary#C02662, #C08426
Tetradic#8426C0, #C03726, #62C026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0EDF2
Lighter +30%#95E1EA
Lighter +20%#6AD4E2
Lighter +10%#40C8D9
Darker −10%#1E8895
Darker −20%#15616B
Darker −30%#0D3B40
Darker −40%#041416
More saturated +25%#09C5DD
Less saturated −25%#4399A3

Channel breakdown

R38
G175
B192
Red38 (14.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue186.62°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G AF · B C0

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