#266666

Color #266666

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#266666

RGB

rgb(38, 102, 102)

HSL

hsl(180, 45.7%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 62.7%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(39.37, -20, -6.08)

LCH

lch(39.37, 20.9, 196.91)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0644, 195.22)

HWB

hwb(180, 14.9%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#662626

Analogous

#266646

#266666

#264666

Triadic

#266666

#662666

#666626

Split-complementary

#266666

#662646

#664626

Tetradic

#266666

#262666

#662626

#666626

Square

#266666

#462666

#662626

#466626

Shades

Color #266666 mixed toward black.

#205555

#194444

#133333

#0d2222

#061111

Tints

Color #266666 mixed toward white.

#379393

#4bbcbc

#78cdcd

#a5dede

#d2eeee

Tones

Color #266666 mixed toward gray.

#2b6161

#315b5b

#365656

#3b5151

#414b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b66 · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#464166 · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#2c6666 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #266666;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#266666]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#266666 (#266666) is rgb(38, 102, 102) in RGB.

No, #266666 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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