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Recognised as Colour

#24A4AA

  • #24A4AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#24A4AA is a cyan with RGB values 36, 164, 170 and HSL 183°, 65%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#24A4AA#24A4AA
HEX#24A4AA
RGBrgb(36, 164, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6431, 0.6667
RGB percentages14.1%, 64.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(182.7, 65%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK78.8%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,401,450
CSS custom property--colour: #24A4AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DB5B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979CABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#858FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Teal · ΔE 14Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA2A24
Analogous#24AA6D, #2461AA
Triadic#AA24A4, #A4AA24
Split complementary#AA2461, #AA6D24
Tetradic#6D24AA, #AA2A24, #61AA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACEBEE
Lighter +30%#82E0E5
Lighter +20%#58D6DC
Lighter +10%#2ECBD3
Darker −10%#1B7B80
Darker −20%#125356
Darker −30%#092A2C
Darker −40%#000202
More saturated +25%#0ABBC4
Less saturated −25%#3E8D90

Channel breakdown

R36
G164
B170
Red36 (14.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue182.69°
Saturation (HSL)65.05%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G A4 · B AA

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