Colour

#15BE99

#15BE99
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#15BE99 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 190, 153 and HSL 167°, 80%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#15BE99#15BE99

HEX#15BE99

RGBrgb(21, 190, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7451, 0.6

RGB percentages8.2%, 74.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(166.9, 80.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.9, 88.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK88.9%, 0%, 19.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,425,049

CSS custom property--colour: #15BE99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#EA4166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4A29Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#00C0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.1 Turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.8 Sea green · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE153A

Analogous#15BE45, #158FBE

Triadic#9915BE, #BE9915

Split complementary#BE158F, #BE4515

Tetradic#4415BE, #BE153A, #8EBE15

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A9F6E5

Lighter +30%#7CF0D7

Lighter +20%#4EEBC9

Lighter +10%#20E6BB

Darker −10%#109074

Darker −20%#0B624F

Darker −30%#06342A

Darker −40%#010605

More saturated +25%#00D3A5

Less saturated −25%#2FA48A

Channel breakdown

R21

G190

B153

Red21 (8.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue166.86°

Saturation (HSL)80.09%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 15 · G BE · B 99

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