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Recognised as Colour

#24CDCD

  • #24CDCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#24CDCD is a cyan with RGB values 36, 205, 205 and HSL 180°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#24CDCD#24CDCD
HEX#24CDCD
RGBrgb(36, 205, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.8039, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.1%, 80.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(180, 70.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 82.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK82.4%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,411,981
CSS custom property--colour: #24CDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#DB3232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 2.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.2Light seagreen · ΔE 10.8Turquoise · ΔE 10.9Aqua · ΔE 18.5Cyan · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 2.07, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD2424
Analogous#24CD78, #2478CD
Triadic#CD24CD, #CDCD24
Split complementary#CD2478, #CD7824
Tetradic#7824CD, #CD2424, #78CD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8F5F5
Lighter +30%#9CEEEE
Lighter +20%#71E6E6
Lighter +10%#46DEDE
Darker −10%#1CA2A2
Darker −20%#157676
Darker −30%#0D4B4B
Darker −40%#061F1F
More saturated +25%#06EBEB
Less saturated −25%#42AFAF

Channel breakdown

R36
G205
B205
Red36 (14.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 24 · G CD · B CD

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