Colour

#26CD8C

#26CD8C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#26CD8C is a cyan with RGB values 38, 205, 140 and HSL 157°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#26CD8C#26CD8C

HEX#26CD8C

RGBrgb(38, 205, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.8039, 0.549

RGB percentages14.9%, 80.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(156.6, 68.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.6, 81.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK81.5%, 0%, 31.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,542,988

CSS custom property--colour: #26CD8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#D93273

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CABD88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7AF90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00CCBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.7 Light green · ΔE 22.6 Medium spring green · ΔE 23.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 24 Pale green · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD2667

Analogous#26CD38, #26BBCD

Triadic#8C26CD, #CD8C26

Split complementary#CD26BB, #CD3826

Tetradic#3826CD, #CD2667, #BBCD26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAF5E4

Lighter +30%#9FEDCF

Lighter +20%#74E5B9

Lighter +10%#49DDA3

Darker −10%#1EA26F

Darker −20%#167751

Darker −30%#0E4C34

Darker −40%#062116

More saturated +25%#08EB93

Less saturated −25%#44AF85

Channel breakdown

R38

G205

B140

Red38 (14.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue156.65°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 26 · G CD · B 8C

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