Colour

#15C8E2

#15C8E2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#15C8E2 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 200, 226 and HSL 188°, 83%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#15C8E2#15C8E2

HEX#15C8E2

RGBrgb(21, 200, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7843, 0.8863

RGB percentages8.2%, 78.4%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(187.6, 83%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 90.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK90.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,427,682

CSS custom property--colour: #15C8E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#EA371D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3C1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BAFE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00D3D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Sky blue · ΔE 17.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E22F15

Analogous#15E296, #1561E2

Triadic#E215C8, #C8E215

Split complementary#E21561, #E29615

Tetradic#9615E2, #E22F15, #61E215

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9F4FA

Lighter +30%#9AEAF6

Lighter +20%#6CE0F1

Lighter +10%#3DD7ED

Darker −10%#119FB3

Darker −20%#0C7585

Darker −30%#084C56

Darker −40%#042327

More saturated +25%#00D8F7

Less saturated −25%#34B1C3

Channel breakdown

R21

G200

B226

Red21 (8.2%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue187.61°

Saturation (HSL)83%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G C8 · B E2

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