Recognised as Colour

#29B5CD

#29B5CD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#29B5CD is a cyan with RGB values 41, 181, 205 and HSL 189°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#29B5CD

RGBrgb(41, 181, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.7098, 0.8039

RGB percentages16.1%, 71%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(188.8, 66.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 80%, 80.4%)

CMYK80%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,733,517

CSS custom property--colour: #29B5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#D64A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3AFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D9FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD4129

Analogous#29CD93, #2963CD

Triadic#CD29B5, #B5CD29

Split complementary#CD2963, #CD9329

Tetradic#9329CD, #CD4129, #63CD29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDEFF5

Lighter +30%#A3E2ED

Lighter +20%#78D4E4

Lighter +10%#4EC7DC

Darker −10%#208FA3

Darker −20%#186A78

Darker −30%#0F444E

Darker −40%#071F23

More saturated +25%#0ACBEC

Less saturated −25%#489FAE

Channel breakdown

R41

G181

B205

Red41 (16.1%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue188.78°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G B5 · B CD

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Colour harmonies

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