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Recognised as Colour

#26C3DD

  • #26C3DD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#26C3DD is a cyan with RGB values 38, 195, 221 and HSL 189°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#26C3DD#26C3DD
HEX#26C3DD
RGBrgb(38, 195, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7647, 0.8667
RGB percentages14.9%, 76.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(188.5, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK82.8%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,540,509
CSS custom property--colour: #26C3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#D93C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBCDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ABDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light seagreen · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD4026
Analogous#26DD9C, #2667DD
Triadic#DD26C3, #C3DD26
Split complementary#DD2667, #DD9C26
Tetradic#9C26DD, #DD4026, #67DD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F4F9
Lighter +30%#AAE8F2
Lighter +20%#7EDBEB
Lighter +10%#52CFE4
Darker −10%#1C9EB4
Darker −20%#157788
Darker −30%#0E515C
Darker −40%#072A30
More saturated +25%#07D9FC
Less saturated −25%#45ADBE

Channel breakdown

R38
G195
B221
Red38 (14.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue188.52°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G C3 · B DD

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