Colour

#34C9B4

#34C9B4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Turquoise

#34C9B4 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 201, 180 and HSL 172°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#34C9B4#34C9B4

HEX#34C9B4

RGBrgb(52, 201, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.7882, 0.7059

RGB percentages20.4%, 78.8%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(171.5, 58.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 74.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK74.1%, 0%, 10.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,459,508

CSS custom property--colour: #34C9B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#CB364B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0BDB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACAEB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#00CDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 8.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 11 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C93449

Analogous#34C969, #3494C9

Triadic#B434C9, #C9B434

Split complementary#C93494, #C96934

Tetradic#6934C9, #C93449, #94C934

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5F4F0

Lighter +30%#ACEAE1

Lighter +20%#84DFD2

Lighter +10%#5BD5C4

Darker −10%#2AA090

Darker −20%#1F786B

Darker −30%#154F47

Darker −40%#0A2723

More saturated +25%#14E9CB

Less saturated −25%#54A99D

Channel breakdown

R52

G201

B180

Red52 (20.4%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue171.54°

Saturation (HSL)58.89%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 34 · G C9 · B B4

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