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Colour

#15C196

  • #15C196
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#15C196 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 193, 150 and HSL 165°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#15C196#15C196
HEX#15C196
RGBrgb(21, 193, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7569, 0.5882
RGB percentages8.2%, 75.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(165, 80.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 89.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK89.1%, 0%, 22.3%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,425,814
CSS custom property--colour: #15C196;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#EA3E69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCB394no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A599no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.6Turquoise · ΔE 19.4Light seagreen · ΔE 21.4Aquamarine · ΔE 22.7Sea green · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C11540
Analogous#15C140, #1596C1
Triadic#9615C1, #C19615
Split complementary#C11596, #C14015
Tetradic#4015C1, #C11540, #96C115

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACF6E3
Lighter +30%#7EF1D4
Lighter +20%#50ECC5
Lighter +10%#22E7B6
Darker −10%#109372
Darker −20%#0B654F
Darker −30%#06372B
Darker −40%#010907
More saturated +25%#00D6A1
Less saturated −25%#30A689

Channel breakdown

R21
G193
B150
Red21 (8.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)80.37%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G C1 · B 96

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