Recognised as Colour
#15FDED
- #15FDED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#15FDED is a cyan with RGB values 21, 253, 237 and HSL 176°, 98%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#15FDED#15FDED
HEX#15FDED
RGBrgb(21, 253, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.9922, 0.9294
RGB percentages8.2%, 99.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(175.9, 98.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 91.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK91.7%, 0%, 6.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,441,261
CSS custom property--colour: #15FDED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#EA0212
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FD1525
Analogous#15FD79, #1599FD
Triadic#ED15FD, #FDED15
Split complementary#FD1599, #FD7915
Tetradic#7915FD, #FD1525, #99FD15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G253
B237
Red21 (8.2%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue175.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G FD · B ED
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