Recognised as Colour
#15FEE6
- #15FEE6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#15FEE6 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 254, 230 and HSL 174°, 99%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#15FEE6#15FEE6
HEX#15FEE6
RGBrgb(21, 254, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.9961, 0.902
RGB percentages8.2%, 99.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(173.8, 99.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.8, 91.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK91.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,441,510
CSS custom property--colour: #15FEE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.35:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#EA0119
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FE152D
Analogous#15FE72, #15A1FE
Triadic#E615FE, #FEE615
Split complementary#FE15A1, #FE7215
Tetradic#7215FE, #FE152D, #A1FE15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G254
B230
Red21 (8.2%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue173.82°
Saturation (HSL)99.15%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G FE · B E6
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