Recognised as Colour

#35CDCD

#35CDCD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#35CDCD is a cyan with RGB values 53, 205, 205 and HSL 180°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#35CDCD#35CDCD

HEX#35CDCD

RGBrgb(53, 205, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.8039, 0.8039

RGB percentages20.8%, 80.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(180, 60.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 74.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK74.1%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,526,093

CSS custom property--colour: #35CDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#CA3232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9B3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 3.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 3.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7 Turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Aqua · ΔE 19.1 Cyan · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 3.28, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD3535

Analogous#35CD81, #3581CD

Triadic#CD35CD, #CDCD35

Split complementary#CD3581, #CD8135

Tetradic#8135CD, #CD3535, #81CD35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9F5F5

Lighter +30%#B0EBEB

Lighter +20%#87E1E1

Lighter +10%#5ED7D7

Darker −10%#29A6A6

Darker −20%#1F7D7D

Darker −30%#155454

Darker −40%#0B2B2B

More saturated +25%#15EDED

Less saturated −25%#55AEAE

Channel breakdown

R53

G205

B205

Red53 (20.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)60.32%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 35 · G CD · B CD

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