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Recognised as Colour

#24B2CA

  • #24B2CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#24B2CA is a cyan with RGB values 36, 178, 202 and HSL 189°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#24B2CA#24B2CA
HEX#24B2CA
RGBrgb(36, 178, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.698, 0.7922
RGB percentages14.1%, 69.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(188.7, 69.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 82.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK82.2%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,405,066
CSS custom property--colour: #24B2CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#DB4D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ACCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Light seagreen · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3C24
Analogous#24CA8F, #245FCA
Triadic#CA24B2, #B2CA24
Split complementary#CA245F, #CA8F24
Tetradic#8F24CA, #CA3C24, #5FCA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5EEF5
Lighter +30%#9AE1ED
Lighter +20%#6FD4E5
Lighter +10%#43C7DE
Darker −10%#1C8C9F
Darker −20%#156673
Darker −30%#0D4048
Darker −40%#05191D
More saturated +25%#06C7E8
Less saturated −25%#429DAC

Channel breakdown

R36
G178
B202
Red36 (14.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue188.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.75%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G B2 · B CA

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