Colour

#15EDD1

#15EDD1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#15EDD1 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 237, 209 and HSL 172°, 86%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#15EDD1#15EDD1

HEX#15EDD1

RGBrgb(21, 237, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.9294, 0.8196

RGB percentages8.2%, 92.9%, 82%

HSLhsl(172.2, 85.7%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 91.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK91.1%, 0%, 11.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,437,137

CSS custom property--colour: #15EDD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#EA122E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2DED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9CCD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00F1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 10.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 13.9 Aqua · ΔE 16.5 Cyan · ΔE 16.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED1531

Analogous#15ED65, #159DED

Triadic#D115ED, #EDD115

Split complementary#ED159D, #ED6515

Tetradic#6515ED, #ED1531, #9DED15

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2FCF6

Lighter +30%#A3F8ED

Lighter +20%#74F4E4

Lighter +10%#44F1DA

Darker −10%#0FC0A9

Darker −20%#0B9180

Darker −30%#086256

Darker −40%#04322C

More saturated +25%#03FFDE

Less saturated −25%#35CEBA

Channel breakdown

R21

G237

B209

Red21 (8.2%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue172.22°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 15 · G ED · B D1

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