Colour

#38FFD9

#38FFD9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#38FFD9 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 255, 217 and HSL 169°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#38FFD9#38FFD9

HEX#38FFD9

RGBrgb(56, 255, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 1, 0.851

RGB percentages22%, 100%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(168.5, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 78%, 100%)

CMYK78%, 0%, 14.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,735,513

CSS custom property--colour: #38FFD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.47:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#C70026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5EFD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCDCDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.4 Turquoise · ΔE 17.2 Aqua · ΔE 20.3 Cyan · ΔE 20.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23 Medium turquoise · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF385E

Analogous#38FF76, #38C1FF

Triadic#D938FF, #FFD938

Split complementary#FF38C2, #FF7638

Tetradic#7538FF, #FF385E, #C2FF38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D1FFF6

Lighter +20%#9EFFEC

Lighter +10%#6BFFE3

Darker −10%#05FFCF

Darker −20%#00D1A9

Darker −30%#009E80

Darker −40%#006B57

More saturated +25%#38FFD9

Less saturated −25%#51E6CA

Channel breakdown

R56

G255

B217

Red56 (22%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue168.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G FF · B D9

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