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Colour

#15AFC3

  • #15AFC3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#15AFC3 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 175, 195 and HSL 187°, 81%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#15AFC3#15AFC3
HEX#15AFC3
RGBrgb(21, 175, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6863, 0.7647
RGB percentages8.2%, 68.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(186.9, 80.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 89.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK89.2%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,421,251
CSS custom property--colour: #15AFC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#EA503C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8899C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C32915
Analogous#15C380, #1558C3
Triadic#C315AF, #AFC315
Split complementary#C31558, #C38015
Tetradic#8015C3, #C32915, #58C315

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEEEF6
Lighter +30%#80E4F1
Lighter +20%#52DBEC
Lighter +10%#24D1E7
Darker −10%#108695
Darker −20%#0B5C67
Darker −30%#063339
Darker −40%#010A0B
More saturated +25%#00BFD8
Less saturated −25%#309AA8

Channel breakdown

R21
G175
B195
Red21 (8.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue186.9°
Saturation (HSL)80.56%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G AF · B C3

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