Recognised as Colour
#34BC99
- #34BC99
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#34BC99 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 188, 153 and HSL 165°, 57%, 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 Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#34BC99#34BC99
HEX#34BC99
RGBrgb(52, 188, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7373, 0.6
RGB percentages20.4%, 73.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(164.6, 56.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 72.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK72.3%, 0%, 18.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,456,153
CSS custom property--colour: #34BC99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 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#CB4366
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC3457
Analogous#34BC55, #349BBC
Triadic#9934BC, #BC9934
Split complementary#BC349B, #BC5534
Tetradic#5534BC, #BC3457, #9BBC34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G188
B153
Red52 (20.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue164.56°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 34 · G BC · B 99
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