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Recognised as Colour

#249E9C

  • #249E9C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#249E9C is a cyan with RGB values 36, 158, 156 and HSL 179°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#249E9C#249E9C
HEX#249E9C
RGBrgb(36, 158, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6196, 0.6118
RGB percentages14.1%, 62%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(179, 62.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 77.2%, 62%)
CMYK77.2%, 0%, 1.3%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,399,900
CSS custom property--colour: #249E9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#DB6163

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94969Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82899Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#00A39Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.1Light seagreen · ΔE 8.8Teal · ΔE 11.4Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E2426
Analogous#249E5F, #24639E
Triadic#9C249E, #9E9C24
Split complementary#9E2463, #9E5F24
Tetradic#5F249E, #9E2426, #639E24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4EAE9
Lighter +30%#7AE1DF
Lighter +20%#51D7D5
Lighter +10%#2DC8C5
Darker −10%#1B7473
Darker −20%#114B4A
Darker −30%#082121
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0CB6B3
Less saturated −25%#3C8685

Channel breakdown

R36
G158
B156
Red36 (14.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue179.02°
Saturation (HSL)62.89%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 9E · B 9C

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