Colour

#00DFD4

#00DFD4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#00DFD4 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 223, 212 and HSL 177°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#00DFD4#00DFD4

HEX#00DFD4

RGBrgb(0, 223, 212)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.8745, 0.8314

RGB percentages0%, 87.5%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(177, 100%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177, 100%, 87.5%)

CMYK100%, 0%, 4.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer57,300

CSS custom property--colour: #00DFD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#FF202B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D2D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E5DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.4 Aqua · ΔE 12.7 Cyan · ΔE 12.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.3, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF000B

Analogous#00DF64, #007BDF

Triadic#D400DF, #DFD400

Split complementary#DF007B, #DF6400

Tetradic#6400DF, #DF000B, #7BDF00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACFFFB

Lighter +30%#79FFF8

Lighter +20%#46FFF6

Lighter +10%#13FFF3

Darker −10%#00ACA4

Darker −20%#007973

Darker −30%#004643

Darker −40%#001312

More saturated +25%#00DFD4

Less saturated −25%#1CC3BB

Channel breakdown

G223

B212

Red0 (0%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue177.04°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 00 · G DF · B D4

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