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Recognised as Colour

#29B5B5

  • #29B5B5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#29B5B5 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 181, 181 and HSL 180°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#29B5B5#29B5B5
HEX#29B5B5
RGBrgb(41, 181, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.7098, 0.7098
RGB percentages16.1%, 71%, 71%
HSLhsl(180, 63.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 77.3%, 71%)
CMYK77.3%, 0%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,733,493
CSS custom property--colour: #29B5B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#D64A4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ACB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#959DB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB5no 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 text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 5Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.2Dark cyan · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Turquoise · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B52929
Analogous#29B56F, #296FB5
Triadic#B529B5, #B5B529
Split complementary#B5296F, #B56F29
Tetradic#6F29B5, #B52929, #6FB529

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBEFEF
Lighter +30%#91E6E6
Lighter +20%#67DDDD
Lighter +10%#3ED3D3
Darker −10%#208B8B
Darker −20%#166262
Darker −30%#0D3838
Darker −40%#030F0F
More saturated +25%#0DD1D1
Less saturated −25%#459999

Channel breakdown

R41
G181
B181
Red41 (16.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 29 · G B5 · B B5

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