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Colour

#34B9BB

  • #34B9BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#34B9BB is a cyan with RGB values 52, 185, 187 and HSL 181°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#34B9BB#34B9BB
HEX#34B9BB
RGBrgb(52, 185, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7255, 0.7333
RGB percentages20.4%, 72.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(180.9, 56.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 72.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK72.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,455,419
CSS custom property--colour: #34B9BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#CB4644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB0BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 17Turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB3634
Analogous#34BB7A, #3475BB
Triadic#BB34B9, #B9BB34
Split complementary#BB3475, #BB7A34
Tetradic#7A34BB, #BB3634, #75BB34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBF0F0
Lighter +30%#A3E4E5
Lighter +20%#7BD9DA
Lighter +10%#53CDCF
Darker −10%#299293
Darker −20%#1E6A6B
Darker −30%#134343
Darker −40%#081B1B
More saturated +25%#16D6D9
Less saturated −25%#529C9D

Channel breakdown

R52
G185
B187
Red52 (20.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue180.89°
Saturation (HSL)56.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G B9 · B BB

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