Recognised as Colour

#34B4AC

#34B4AC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#34B4AC is a cyan with RGB values 52, 180, 172 and HSL 176°, 55%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#34B4AC#34B4AC

HEX#34B4AC

RGBrgb(52, 180, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7059, 0.6745

RGB percentages20.4%, 70.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(176.3, 55.2%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.3, 71.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK71.1%, 0%, 4.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,454,124

CSS custom property--colour: #34B4AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#CB4B53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAAAACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#979DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 2.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.7 Turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 2.11, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4343C

Analogous#34B46C, #347CB4

Triadic#AC34B4, #B4AC34

Split complementary#B4347C, #B46C34

Tetradic#6C34B4, #B4343C, #7CB434

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6EEEC

Lighter +30%#9EE3DF

Lighter +20%#76D8D1

Lighter +10%#4FCCC4

Darker −10%#298C86

Darker −20%#1D6560

Darker −30%#123D3B

Darker −40%#061615

More saturated +25%#17D1C5

Less saturated −25%#519793

Channel breakdown

R52

G180

B172

Red52 (20.4%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue176.25°

Saturation (HSL)55.17%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 34 · G B4 · B AC

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Colour values

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