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Recognised as Colour

#05AE8D

  • #05AE8D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#05AE8D is a cyan with RGB values 5, 174, 141 and HSL 168°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#05AE8D#05AE8D
HEX#05AE8D
RGBrgb(5, 174, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6824, 0.5529
RGB percentages2%, 68.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(168.3, 94.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 97.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 19%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer372,365
CSS custom property--colour: #05AE8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#FA5172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A28Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#96948Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.1Sea green · ΔE 19Turquoise · ΔE 20.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE0526
Analogous#05AE39, #057AAE
Triadic#8D05AE, #AE8D05
Split complementary#AE057A, #AE3905
Tetradic#3905AE, #AE0526, #7AAE05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84FBE4
Lighter +30%#52FAD9
Lighter +20%#20F9CE
Lighter +10%#06E0B5
Darker −10%#047C65
Darker −20%#024B3D
Darker −30%#011914
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B390
Less saturated −25%#1B987F

Channel breakdown

R5
G174
B141
Red5 (2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue168.28°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AE · B 8D

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