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Recognised as Colour

#26BDA5

  • #26BDA5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#26BDA5 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 189, 165 and HSL 170°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#26BDA5#26BDA5
HEX#26BDA5
RGBrgb(38, 189, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7412, 0.6471
RGB percentages14.9%, 74.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(170.5, 66.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 79.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK79.9%, 0%, 12.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,538,917
CSS custom property--colour: #26BDA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#D9425A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B1A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A3A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Turquoise · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD263E
Analogous#26BD5A, #2689BD
Triadic#A526BD, #BDA526
Split complementary#BD2689, #BD5A26
Tetradic#5A26BD, #BD263E, #89BD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDF2E9
Lighter +30%#93E9DB
Lighter +20%#68E1CE
Lighter +10%#3ED8C0
Darker −10%#1D9380
Darker −20%#15685B
Darker −30%#0C3E36
Darker −40%#041311
More saturated +25%#0AD9B8
Less saturated −25%#42A192

Channel breakdown

R38
G189
B165
Red38 (14.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue170.46°
Saturation (HSL)66.52%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G BD · B A5

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