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Recognised as Colour

#24DCD4

  • #24DCD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#24DCD4 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 220, 212 and HSL 177°, 72%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#24DCD4#24DCD4
HEX#24DCD4
RGBrgb(36, 220, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.8627, 0.8314
RGB percentages14.1%, 86.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(177.4, 72.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.4, 83.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK83.6%, 0%, 3.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,415,828
CSS custom property--colour: #24DCD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#DB232B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.8Aqua · ΔE 13.4Cyan · ΔE 13.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.6, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC242C
Analogous#24DC78, #2488DC
Triadic#D424DC, #DCD424
Split complementary#DC2488, #DC7824
Tetradic#7824DC, #DC242C, #88DC24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F8F7
Lighter +30%#A8F1EE
Lighter +20%#7CEAE5
Lighter +10%#50E3DD
Darker −10%#1CB1AA
Darker −20%#158580
Darker −30%#0E5956
Darker −40%#072D2B
More saturated +25%#04FCF1
Less saturated −25%#44BCB7

Channel breakdown

R36
G220
B212
Red36 (14.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue177.39°
Saturation (HSL)72.44%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G DC · B D4

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