Colour

#15E2E4

#15E2E4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#15E2E4 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 226, 228 and HSL 181°, 83%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#15E2E4#15E2E4

HEX#15E2E4

RGBrgb(21, 226, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.8863, 0.8941

RGB percentages8.2%, 88.6%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(180.6, 83.1%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.6, 90.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK90.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,434,340

CSS custom property--colour: #15E2E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#EA1D1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D6E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C4E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00EAE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.1 Turquoise · ΔE 9.8 Aqua · ΔE 10.6 Cyan · ΔE 10.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E41715

Analogous#15E47E, #157BE4

Triadic#E415E2, #E2E415

Split complementary#E4157B, #E47E15

Tetradic#7E15E4, #E41715, #7BE415

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBFAFA

Lighter +30%#9CF5F6

Lighter +20%#6DF0F2

Lighter +10%#3FECED

Darker −10%#11B4B5

Darker −20%#0C8587

Darker −30%#085758

Darker −40%#042929

More saturated +25%#00F7F9

Less saturated −25%#34C3C5

Channel breakdown

R21

G226

B228

Red21 (8.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue180.58°

Saturation (HSL)83.13%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G E2 · B E4

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