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Recognised as Colour

#05AF88

  • #05AF88
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#05AF88 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 175, 136 and HSL 166°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#05AF88#05AF88
HEX#05AF88
RGBrgb(5, 175, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6863, 0.5333
RGB percentages2%, 68.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(166.2, 94.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 97.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 22.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer372,616
CSS custom property--colour: #05AF88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#FA5077

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA286no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#98958Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.9Sea green · ΔE 17.7Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6Turquoise · ΔE 22.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF052C
Analogous#05AF33, #0581AF
Triadic#8805AF, #AF8805
Split complementary#AF0581, #AF3305
Tetradic#3305AF, #AF052C, #81AF05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85FCE0
Lighter +30%#53FAD4
Lighter +20%#21F9C7
Lighter +10%#06E1AF
Darker −10%#047D61
Darker −20%#024C3B
Darker −30%#011A14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B48B
Less saturated −25%#1C997C

Channel breakdown

R5
G175
B136
Red5 (2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue166.24°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AF · B 88

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