Colour

#34BCC9

#34BCC9
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#34BCC9 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 188, 201 and HSL 185°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#34BCC9#34BCC9

HEX#34BCC9

RGBrgb(52, 188, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7373, 0.7882

RGB percentages20.4%, 73.7%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(185.2, 58.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 74.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK74.1%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,456,201

CSS custom property--colour: #34BCC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#CB4336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACB4CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A5C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00C4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3 Sky blue · ΔE 19 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C94134

Analogous#34C98B, #3472C9

Triadic#C934BC, #BCC934

Split complementary#C93472, #C98B34

Tetradic#8B34C9, #C94134, #72C934

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5F1F4

Lighter +30%#ACE4EA

Lighter +20%#84D7DF

Lighter +10%#5BCAD5

Darker −10%#2A96A0

Darker −20%#1F7078

Darker −30%#154A4F

Darker −40%#0A2427

More saturated +25%#14D6E9

Less saturated −25%#54A2A9

Channel breakdown

R52

G188

B201

Red52 (20.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue185.23°

Saturation (HSL)58.89%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G BC · B C9

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