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Recognised as Colour

#26D4E4

  • #26D4E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#26D4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 212, 228 and HSL 185°, 78%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#26D4E4#26D4E4
HEX#26D4E4
RGBrgb(38, 212, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.8314, 0.8941
RGB percentages14.9%, 83.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(185.1, 77.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 83.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK83.3%, 7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,544,868
CSS custom property--colour: #26D4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#D92B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CBE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B9E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 18.2Turquoise · ΔE 18.2Aqua · ΔE 19.1Cyan · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E43626
Analogous#26E495, #2675E4
Triadic#E426D4, #D4E426
Split complementary#E42675, #E49526
Tetradic#9526E4, #E43626, #75E426

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBF8FB
Lighter +30%#AEEFF5
Lighter +20%#81E6EF
Lighter +10%#53DDEA
Darker −10%#18B1BF
Darker −20%#128792
Darker −30%#0D5D64
Darker −40%#073337
More saturated +25%#0BEAFF
Less saturated −25%#44BBC6

Channel breakdown

R38
G212
B228
Red38 (14.9%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue185.05°
Saturation (HSL)77.87%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G D4 · B E4

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