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Recognised as Colour

#24B2AD

  • #24B2AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#24B2AD is a cyan with RGB values 36, 178, 173 and HSL 178°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#24B2AD#24B2AD
HEX#24B2AD
RGBrgb(36, 178, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.698, 0.6784
RGB percentages14.1%, 69.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(177.9, 66.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 79.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,405,037
CSS custom property--colour: #24B2AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#DB4D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A8ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#949AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 1.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 11Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.6Dark cyan · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 1.9, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B22429
Analogous#24B266, #2470B2
Triadic#AD24B2, #B2AD24
Split complementary#B22470, #B26624
Tetradic#6624B2, #B22429, #70B224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2F0ED
Lighter +30%#88E7E4
Lighter +20%#5EDEDA
Lighter +10%#33D6D0
Darker −10%#1B8884
Darker −20%#135D5B
Darker −30%#0A3331
Darker −40%#020808
More saturated +25%#09CDC6
Less saturated −25%#3F9794

Channel breakdown

R36
G178
B173
Red36 (14.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue177.89°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G B2 · B AD

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