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Colour

#05A69A

  • #05A69A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#05A69A is a cyan with RGB values 5, 166, 154 and HSL 176°, 94%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#05A69A#05A69A
HEX#05A69A
RGBrgb(5, 166, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.651, 0.6039
RGB percentages2%, 65.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(175.5, 94.2%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 97%, 65.1%)
CMYK97%, 0%, 7.2%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer370,330
CSS custom property--colour: #05A69A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FA5965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 5.1Dark cyan · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Teal · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A60511
Analogous#05A649, #0562A6
Triadic#9A05A6, #A69A05
Split complementary#A60562, #A64905
Tetradic#4905A6, #A60511, #62A605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CFBF2
Lighter +30%#4AFAED
Lighter +20%#19F8E7
Lighter +10%#06D8C8
Darker −10%#04746C
Darker −20%#02433E
Darker −30%#011110
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AB9E
Less saturated −25%#1A9188

Channel breakdown

R5
G166
B154
Red5 (2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue175.53°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G A6 · B 9A

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