Recognised as Colour
#10E6E6
- #10E6E6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#10E6E6 is a cyan with RGB values 16, 230, 230 and HSL 180°, 87%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#10E6E6#10E6E6
HEX#10E6E6
RGBrgb(16, 230, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.902, 0.902
RGB percentages6.3%, 90.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(180, 87%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 93%, 90.2%)
CMYK93%, 0%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,107,686
CSS custom property--colour: #10E6E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#EF1919
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E61010
Analogous#10E67B, #107BE6
Triadic#E610E6, #E6E610
Split complementary#E6107B, #E67B10
Tetradic#7B10E6, #E61010, #7BE610
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R16
G230
B230
Red16 (6.3%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)86.99%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 10 · G E6 · B E6
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