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Recognised as Colour

#026974

  • #026974
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#026974 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 105, 116 and HSL 186°, 97%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#026974#026974
HEX#026974
RGBrgb(2, 105, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4118, 0.4549
RGB percentages0.8%, 41.2%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(185.8, 96.6%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 98.3%, 45.5%)
CMYK98.3%, 9.5%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer158,068
CSS custom property--colour: #026974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#FD968B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6475no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#515B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.2Dark cyan · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#740D02
Analogous#027446, #023074
Triadic#740269, #697402
Split complementary#740230, #744602
Tetradic#460274, #740D02, #307402

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#46EAFC
Lighter +30%#14E5FB
Lighter +20%#04C4D8
Lighter +10%#0396A6
Darker −10%#013C42
Darker −20%#000E10
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006B76
Less saturated −25%#115D65

Channel breakdown

R2
G105
B116
Red2 (0.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue185.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 69 · B 74

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