#24C5CC

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #24C5CC

Visually, #24C5CC is defined as a vivid cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 197, and 204.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 82% Cyan, 3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. With a hue angle of 182.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#24C5CC
RGB36, 197, 204
HSL182.5°, 70.0%, 47.1%
CMYK82%, 3%, 0%, 20%
HSV182.5°, 82.4%, 80.0%
LAB72.7, -35.9, -14.7
XYZ31.6, 44.7, 64.1
Decimal2409932

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.93:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #24C5CC; }
.text-color { color: #24C5CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #24C5CC; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1