Recognised as Colour
#15FBAE
- #15FBAE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#15FBAE is a cyan with RGB values 21, 251, 174 and HSL 160°, 97%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#15FBAE#15FBAE
HEX#15FBAE
RGBrgb(21, 251, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.9843, 0.6824
RGB percentages8.2%, 98.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(159.9, 96.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.9, 91.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK91.6%, 0%, 30.7%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,440,686
CSS custom property--colour: #15FBAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#EA0451
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FB1562
Analogous#15FB3B, #15D5FB
Triadic#AE15FB, #FBAE15
Split complementary#FB15D5, #FB3B15
Tetradic#3B15FB, #FB1562, #D5FB15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G251
B174
Red21 (8.2%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue159.91°
Saturation (HSL)96.64%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G FB · B AE
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