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Recognised as Colour

#30C3DC

  • #30C3DC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#30C3DC is a cyan with RGB values 48, 195, 220 and HSL 189°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#30C3DC#30C3DC
HEX#30C3DC
RGBrgb(48, 195, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.7647, 0.8627
RGB percentages18.8%, 76.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(188.7, 71.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 78.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK78.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,195,868
CSS custom property--colour: #30C3DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#CF3C23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BCDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99ABDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDCBno 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 text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC4930
Analogous#30DC9F, #306DDC
Triadic#DC30C3, #C3DC30
Split complementary#DC306D, #DC9F30
Tetradic#9F30DC, #DC4930, #6DDC30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF6FA
Lighter +30%#B3E9F2
Lighter +20%#87DCEB
Lighter +10%#5CD0E3
Darker −10%#1FA3BA
Darker −20%#187D8E
Darker −30%#115662
Darker −40%#093037
More saturated +25%#12D8FA
Less saturated −25%#4EAEBE

Channel breakdown

R48
G195
B220
Red48 (18.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue188.72°
Saturation (HSL)71.07%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G C3 · B DC

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