Recognised as Colour

#24ADC2

#24ADC2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#24ADC2 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 173, 194 and HSL 188°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#24ADC2

RGBrgb(36, 173, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6784, 0.7608

RGB percentages14.1%, 67.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(188, 68.7%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188, 81.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK81.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,403,778

CSS custom property--colour: #24ADC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#DB523D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA7C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8797C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B6B3no 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 text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C23924

Analogous#24C288, #245EC2

Triadic#C224AD, #ADC224

Split complementary#C2245E, #C28824

Tetradic#8824C2, #C23924, #5EC224

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFECF3

Lighter +30%#94E0EB

Lighter +20%#69D3E3

Lighter +10%#3EC6DB

Darker −10%#1C8797

Darker −20%#14606C

Darker −30%#0C3A41

Darker −40%#041416

More saturated +25%#07C2DF

Less saturated −25%#4198A5

Channel breakdown

R36

G173

B194

Red36 (14.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue187.97°

Saturation (HSL)68.7%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G AD · B C2

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