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Recognised as Colour

#05A273

  • #05A273
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#05A273 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 162, 115 and HSL 162°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#05A273#05A273
HEX#05A273
RGBrgb(5, 162, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6353, 0.451
RGB percentages2%, 63.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(162, 94%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 96.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK96.9%, 0%, 29%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer369,267
CSS custom property--colour: #05A273;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#FA5D8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8976no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.5Sea green · ΔE 11.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.8Light seagreen · ΔE 24Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.9Turquoise · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A20534
Analogous#05A225, #0582A2
Triadic#7305A2, #A27305
Split complementary#A20582, #A22505
Tetradic#2505A2, #A20534, #82A205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#78FBD4
Lighter +30%#47F9C4
Lighter +20%#15F8B4
Lighter +10%#07D396
Darker −10%#037150
Darker −20%#023F2D
Darker −30%#000E0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A775
Less saturated −25%#1A8D6B

Channel breakdown

R5
G162
B115
Red5 (2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue162.04°
Saturation (HSL)94.01%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G A2 · B 73

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