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Recognised as Colour

#15C494

  • #15C494
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#15C494 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 196, 148 and HSL 164°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#15C494#15C494
HEX#15C494
RGBrgb(21, 196, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7686, 0.5804
RGB percentages8.2%, 76.9%, 58%
HSLhsl(163.5, 80.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.5, 89.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK89.3%, 0%, 24.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,426,580
CSS custom property--colour: #15C494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#EA3B6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB591no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15Turquoise · ΔE 21.3Aquamarine · ΔE 22.4Sea green · ΔE 23.8Light seagreen · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C41545
Analogous#15C43C, #159CC4
Triadic#9415C4, #C49415
Split complementary#C4159C, #C43D15
Tetradic#3D15C4, #C41545, #9DC415

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFF6E3
Lighter +30%#81F1D2
Lighter +20%#52EDC2
Lighter +10%#24E8B2
Darker −10%#109671
Darker −20%#0B684E
Darker −30%#063A2C
Darker −40%#010C09
More saturated +25%#00D99D
Less saturated −25%#30A988

Channel breakdown

R21
G196
B148
Red21 (8.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue163.54°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G C4 · B 94

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