Recognised as Colour
#24BDA9
- #24BDA9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#24BDA9 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 189, 169 and HSL 172°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#24BDA9#24BDA9
HEX#24BDA9
RGBrgb(36, 189, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.7412, 0.6627
RGB percentages14.1%, 74.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(172.2, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,407,849
CSS custom property--colour: #24BDA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#DB4256
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD2438
Analogous#24BD5C, #2485BD
Triadic#A924BD, #BDA924
Split complementary#BD2485, #BD5C24
Tetradic#5C24BD, #BD2438, #85BD24
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R36
G189
B169
Red36 (14.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue172.16°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G BD · B A9
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