Colour

#15AD91

#15AD91
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#15AD91 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 173, 145 and HSL 169°, 78%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#15AD91#15AD91

HEX#15AD91

RGBrgb(21, 173, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6784, 0.5686

RGB percentages8.2%, 67.8%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(168.9, 78.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 87.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK87.9%, 0%, 16.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,420,689

CSS custom property--colour: #15AD91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#EA526E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#949493no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Turquoise · ΔE 19.6 Sea green · ΔE 20.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD1531

Analogous#15AD45, #157DAD

Triadic#9115AD, #AD9115

Split complementary#AD157D, #AD4515

Tetradic#4515AD, #AD1531, #7DAD15

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BF3E3

Lighter +30%#6EEDD6

Lighter +20%#40E8C9

Lighter +10%#1BDAB7

Darker −10%#0F806B

Darker −20%#0A5245

Darker −30%#04251F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C29E

Less saturated −25%#2D9582

Channel breakdown

R21

G173

B145

Red21 (8.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue168.95°

Saturation (HSL)78.35%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 15 · G AD · B 91

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