Recognised as Colour

#20A8BD

#20A8BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#20A8BD is a cyan with RGB values 32, 168, 189 and HSL 188°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#20A8BD

RGBrgb(32, 168, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.6588, 0.7412

RGB percentages12.5%, 65.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(188, 71%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188, 83.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK83.1%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,140,349

CSS custom property--colour: #20A8BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#DF5742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8393BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 18 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Teal · ΔE 19.4 Sky blue · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD3520

Analogous#20BD84, #2059BD

Triadic#BD20A8, #A8BD20

Split complementary#BD2059, #BD8420

Tetradic#8420BD, #BD3520, #59BD20

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6EBF3

Lighter +30%#8BDEEB

Lighter +20%#5FD2E4

Lighter +10%#33C6DD

Darker −10%#198191

Darker −20%#115A66

Darker −30%#0A343A

Darker −40%#020D0F

More saturated +25%#04BCD9

Less saturated −25%#3C94A1

Channel breakdown

R32

G168

B189

Red32 (12.5%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue188.03°

Saturation (HSL)71.04%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G A8 · B BD

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