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Recognised as Colour

#26B6C0

  • #26B6C0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#26B6C0 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 182, 192 and HSL 184°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#26B6C0#26B6C0
HEX#26B6C0
RGBrgb(38, 182, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7137, 0.7529
RGB percentages14.9%, 71.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(183.9, 67%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 80.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK80.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,537,152
CSS custom property--colour: #26B6C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#D9493F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7AEC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#929FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 11Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 17Teal · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C03026
Analogous#26C07D, #2669C0
Triadic#C026B6, #B6C026
Split complementary#C02669, #C07D26
Tetradic#7D26C0, #C03026, #69C026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0EFF2
Lighter +30%#95E4EA
Lighter +20%#6ADAE2
Lighter +10%#40CFD9
Darker −10%#1E8E95
Darker −20%#15656B
Darker −30%#0D3D40
Darker −40%#041516
More saturated +25%#09CFDD
Less saturated −25%#439DA3

Channel breakdown

R38
G182
B192
Red38 (14.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue183.9°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G B6 · B C0

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