Colour
#15E7CD
- #15E7CD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#15E7CD is a cyan with RGB values 21, 231, 205 and HSL 173°, 83%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#15E7CD#15E7CD
HEX#15E7CD
RGBrgb(21, 231, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.9059, 0.8039
RGB percentages8.2%, 90.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(172.6, 83.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.6, 90.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK90.9%, 0%, 11.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,435,597
CSS custom property--colour: #15E7CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#EA1832
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7152F
Analogous#15E764, #1598E7
Triadic#CD15E7, #E7CD15
Split complementary#E71598, #E76415
Tetradic#6415E7, #E7152F, #98E715
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G231
B205
Red21 (8.2%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue172.57°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G E7 · B CD
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