Recognised as Colour
#25D9E2
- #25D9E2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#25D9E2 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 217, 226 and HSL 183°, 77%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#25D9E2#25D9E2
HEX#25D9E2
RGBrgb(37, 217, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.851, 0.8863
RGB percentages14.5%, 85.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(182.9, 76.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 83.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK83.6%, 4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,480,610
CSS custom property--colour: #25D9E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#DA261D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E22E25
Analogous#25E28D, #257AE2
Triadic#E225D9, #D9E225
Split complementary#E2257A, #E28C25
Tetradic#8D25E2, #E22E25, #7BE225
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G217
B226
Red37 (14.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue182.86°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G D9 · B E2
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