Recognised as Colour
#11D7C9
- #11D7C9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#11D7C9 is a cyan with RGB values 17, 215, 201 and HSL 176°, 85%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#11D7C9#11D7C9
HEX#11D7C9
RGBrgb(17, 215, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.8431, 0.7882
RGB percentages6.7%, 84.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(175.8, 85.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 92.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK92.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,169,353
CSS custom property--colour: #11D7C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#EE2836
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7111F
Analogous#11D766, #1182D7
Triadic#C911D7, #D7C911
Split complementary#D71182, #D76611
Tetradic#6611D7, #D7111F, #82D711
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G215
B201
Red17 (6.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue175.76°
Saturation (HSL)85.34%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 11 · G D7 · B C9
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