Recognised as Colour

#26BC8C

#26BC8C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#26BC8C is a cyan with RGB values 38, 188, 140 and HSL 161°, 66%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#26BC8C

RGBrgb(38, 188, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7373, 0.549

RGB percentages14.9%, 73.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(160.8, 66.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160.8, 79.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK79.8%, 0%, 25.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,538,636

CSS custom property--colour: #26BC8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#D94373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8AE89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6A18Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00BCAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2 Sea green · ΔE 20.2 Turquoise · ΔE 22.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 23.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC2656

Analogous#26BC41, #26A1BC

Triadic#8C26BC, #BC8C26

Split complementary#BC26A1, #BC4126

Tetradic#4126BC, #BC2656, #A1BC26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCF2E1

Lighter +30%#92E9CD

Lighter +20%#68E0BA

Lighter +10%#3DD8A6

Darker −10%#1D926C

Darker −20%#15674D

Darker −30%#0C3D2D

Darker −40%#04120E

More saturated +25%#0AD896

Less saturated −25%#42A082

Channel breakdown

R38

G188

B140

Red38 (14.9%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue160.8°

Saturation (HSL)66.37%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 26 · G BC · B 8C

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