Colour

#0CD4DE

#0CD4DE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#0CD4DE is a cyan with RGB values 12, 212, 222 and HSL 183°, 90%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#0CD4DE#0CD4DE

HEX#0CD4DE

RGBrgb(12, 212, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.8314, 0.8706

RGB percentages4.7%, 83.1%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(182.9, 89.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 94.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK94.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer840,926

CSS custom property--colour: #0CD4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#F32B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAB8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00DDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.9 Turquoise · ΔE 14.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 16 Aqua · ΔE 16.9 Cyan · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DE160C

Analogous#0CDE7F, #0C6BDE

Triadic#DE0CD4, #D4DE0C

Split complementary#DE0C6B, #DE7F0C

Tetradic#7F0CDE, #DE160C, #6BDE0C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBF8FB

Lighter +30%#8AF3F9

Lighter +20%#5AEFF6

Lighter +10%#2AEAF3

Darker −10%#09A6AE

Darker −20%#07787D

Darker −30%#04494D

Darker −40%#021B1C

More saturated +25%#00DFEA

Less saturated −25%#29BAC1

Channel breakdown

R12

G212

B222

Red12 (4.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue182.86°

Saturation (HSL)89.74%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G D4 · B DE

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