Colour

#33E2E2

#33E2E2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#33E2E2 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 226, 226 and HSL 180°, 75%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#33E2E2#33E2E2

HEX#33E2E2

RGBrgb(51, 226, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.8863, 0.8863

RGB percentages20%, 88.6%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(180, 75.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 77.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK77.4%, 0%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,400,418

CSS custom property--colour: #33E2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#CC1D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3D7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAC5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#00E9E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.7 Turquoise · ΔE 8.7 Aqua · ΔE 11.3 Cyan · ΔE 11.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E23333

Analogous#33E28B, #338BE2

Triadic#E233E2, #E2E233

Split complementary#E2338B, #E28B33

Tetradic#8B33E2, #E23333, #8BE233

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6FBFB

Lighter +30%#B9F5F5

Lighter +20%#8CEFEF

Lighter +10%#60E8E8

Darker −10%#1CC6C6

Darker −20%#169999

Darker −30%#0F6D6D

Darker −40%#094040

More saturated +25%#16FFFF

Less saturated −25%#50C5C5

Channel breakdown

R51

G226

B226

Red51 (20%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)75.11%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 33 · G E2 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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