#24CCE2

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #24CCE2

The hex code #24CCE2 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 36 red, 204 green, and 226 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 84% cyan and 10% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 186.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#24CCE2
RGB36, 204, 226
HSL186.9°, 76.6%, 51.4%
CMYK84%, 10%, 0%, 11%
HSV186.9°, 84.1%, 88.6%
LAB75.5, -32.4, -22.4
XYZ36.0, 49.1, 79.5
Decimal2411746

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #24CCE2; }
.text-color { color: #24CCE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #24CCE2; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1