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Recognised as Colour

#05AF8A

  • #05AF8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#05AF8A is a cyan with RGB values 5, 175, 138 and HSL 167°, 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

#05AF8A#05AF8A
HEX#05AF8A
RGBrgb(5, 175, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6863, 0.5412
RGB percentages2%, 68.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(166.9, 94.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.9, 97.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 21.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer372,618
CSS custom property--colour: #05AF8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#FA5075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97958Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 16Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5Sea green · ΔE 18.2Turquoise · ΔE 21.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF052A
Analogous#05AF35, #057FAF
Triadic#8A05AF, #AF8A05
Split complementary#AF057F, #AF3505
Tetradic#3505AF, #AF052A, #7FAF05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85FCE2
Lighter +30%#53FAD6
Lighter +20%#21F9CA
Lighter +10%#06E1B1
Darker −10%#047D63
Darker −20%#024C3C
Darker −30%#011A15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B48D
Less saturated −25%#1C997D

Channel breakdown

R5
G175
B138
Red5 (2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue166.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AF · B 8A

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