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Recognised as Colour

#26BECD

  • #26BECD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#26BECD is a cyan with RGB values 38, 190, 205 and HSL 185°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#26BECD#26BECD
HEX#26BECD
RGBrgb(38, 190, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7451, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.9%, 74.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(185.4, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK81.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,539,213
CSS custom property--colour: #26BECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#D94132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.9Light seagreen · ΔE 14Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD3526
Analogous#26CD89, #266ACD
Triadic#CD26BE, #BECD26
Split complementary#CD266B, #CD8926
Tetradic#8926CD, #CD3526, #6ACD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAF1F5
Lighter +30%#9FE6ED
Lighter +20%#74DBE5
Lighter +10%#49D0DD
Darker −10%#1E96A2
Darker −20%#166E77
Darker −30%#0E464C
Darker −40%#061E21
More saturated +25%#08D7EB
Less saturated −25%#44A5AF

Channel breakdown

R38
G190
B205
Red38 (14.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue185.39°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G BE · B CD

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