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Recognised as Colour

#34A8C2

  • #34A8C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#34A8C2 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 168, 194 and HSL 191°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#34A8C2#34A8C2
HEX#34A8C2
RGBrgb(52, 168, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6588, 0.7608
RGB percentages20.4%, 65.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(191, 57.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 73.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK73.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,451,074
CSS custom property--colour: #34A8C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#CB573D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A3C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8395C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light seagreen · ΔE 21.7Teal · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C24E34
Analogous#34C295, #3461C2
Triadic#C234A8, #A8C234
Split complementary#C23461, #C29534
Tetradic#9534C2, #C24E34, #61C234

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0ECF2
Lighter +30%#A7DCE8
Lighter +20%#7FCCDD
Lighter +10%#57BBD2
Darker −10%#29859A
Darker −20%#1E6272
Darker −30%#144049
Darker −40%#091D21
More saturated +25%#15BBE1
Less saturated −25%#5395A3

Channel breakdown

R52
G168
B194
Red52 (20.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue190.99°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G A8 · B C2

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