Recognised as Colour
#11DCE2
- #11DCE2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#11DCE2 is a cyan with RGB values 17, 220, 226 and HSL 182°, 86%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#11DCE2#11DCE2
HEX#11DCE2
RGBrgb(17, 220, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.8627, 0.8863
RGB percentages6.7%, 86.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(181.7, 86%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 92.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK92.5%, 2.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,170,658
CSS custom property--colour: #11DCE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#EE231D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E21711
Analogous#11E27F, #1173E2
Triadic#E211DC, #DCE211
Split complementary#E21173, #E27F11
Tetradic#8011E2, #E21711, #74E211
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G220
B226
Red17 (6.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue181.72°
Saturation (HSL)86.01%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G DC · B E2
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