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Recognised as Colour

#05ABC4

  • #05ABC4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#05ABC4 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 171, 196 and HSL 188°, 95%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#05ABC4#05ABC4
HEX#05ABC4
RGBrgb(5, 171, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6706, 0.7686
RGB percentages2%, 67.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(187.9, 95%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 97.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK97.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer371,652
CSS custom property--colour: #05ABC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#FA543B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A5C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8395C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Teal · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C41E05
Analogous#05C47D, #054CC4
Triadic#C405AB, #ABC405
Split complementary#C4054C, #C47D05
Tetradic#7D05C4, #C41E05, #4CC405

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99EFFC
Lighter +30%#67E8FB
Lighter +20%#35E0FA
Lighter +10%#06D6F6
Darker −10%#048092
Darker −20%#025461
Darker −30%#01292F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AFC9
Less saturated −25%#1E98AB

Channel breakdown

R5
G171
B196
Red5 (2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue187.85°
Saturation (HSL)95.02%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G AB · B C4

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