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Recognised as Colour

#11C596

  • #11C596
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#11C596 is a cyan with RGB values 17, 197, 150 and HSL 164°, 84%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#11C596#11C596
HEX#11C596
RGBrgb(17, 197, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.7725, 0.5882
RGB percentages6.7%, 77.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(164.3, 84.1%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 91.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK91.4%, 0%, 23.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,164,694
CSS custom property--colour: #11C596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#EE3A69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0B694no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA899no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.8Turquoise · ΔE 20.7Aquamarine · ΔE 22.1Light seagreen · ΔE 24Sea green · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C51140
Analogous#11C53C, #119AC5
Triadic#9611C5, #C59611
Split complementary#C5119A, #C53C11
Tetradic#3C11C5, #C51140, #9AC511

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAF8E3
Lighter +30%#7BF4D4
Lighter +20%#4CF0C5
Lighter +10%#1DECB6
Darker −10%#0D9672
Darker −20%#09674F
Darker −30%#05382B
Darker −40%#010907
More saturated +25%#00D69E
Less saturated −25%#2CAA89

Channel breakdown

R17
G197
B150
Red17 (6.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue164.33°
Saturation (HSL)84.11%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 11 · G C5 · B 96

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