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Recognised as Colour

#05B17B

  • #05B17B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#05B17B is a cyan with RGB values 5, 177, 123 and HSL 161°, 95%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#05B17B#05B17B
HEX#05B17B
RGBrgb(5, 177, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6941, 0.4824
RGB percentages2%, 69.4%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(161.2, 94.5%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 97.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK97.2%, 0%, 30.5%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer373,115
CSS custom property--colour: #05B17B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#FA4E84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEA378no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C967Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 7.8Sea green · ΔE 17.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Light seagreen · ΔE 27.1Turquoise · ΔE 28.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1053B
Analogous#05B125, #0591B1
Triadic#7B05B1, #B17B05
Split complementary#B10591, #B12505
Tetradic#2505B1, #B1053B, #91B105

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86FCD7
Lighter +30%#55FAC6
Lighter +20%#23F9B6
Lighter +10%#06E39D
Darker −10%#047F59
Darker −20%#024E36
Darker −30%#011C14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B67D
Less saturated −25%#1C9A73

Channel breakdown

R5
G177
B123
Red5 (2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue161.16°
Saturation (HSL)94.51%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G B1 · B 7B

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