Recognised as Colour
#34BFAD
- #34BFAD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#34BFAD is a cyan with RGB values 52, 191, 173 and HSL 172°, 57%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#34BFAD#34BFAD
HEX#34BFAD
RGBrgb(52, 191, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.749, 0.6784
RGB percentages20.4%, 74.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(172.2, 57.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 72.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK72.8%, 0%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,456,941
CSS custom property--colour: #34BFAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#CB4052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF3446
Analogous#34BF68, #348BBF
Triadic#AD34BF, #BFAD34
Split complementary#BF348B, #BF6834
Tetradic#6834BF, #BF3446, #8BBF34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G191
B173
Red52 (20.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue172.23°
Saturation (HSL)57.2%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 34 · G BF · B AD
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