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Recognised as Colour

#05BBD2

  • #05BBD2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#05BBD2 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 187, 210 and HSL 187°, 95%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#05BBD2#05BBD2
HEX#05BBD2
RGBrgb(5, 187, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7333, 0.8235
RGB percentages2%, 73.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(186.7, 95.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 97.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK97.6%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer375,762
CSS custom property--colour: #05BBD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#FA442D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B4D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A3D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 20.6Dark cyan · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D21C05
Analogous#05D283, #0554D2
Triadic#D205BB, #BBD205
Split complementary#D20554, #D28305
Tetradic#8305D2, #D21C05, #54D205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6F3FD
Lighter +30%#74EDFC
Lighter +20%#42E6FB
Lighter +10%#11DFF9
Darker −10%#048FA0
Darker −20%#03626E
Darker −30%#01363D
Darker −40%#000A0B
More saturated +25%#00BFD7
Less saturated −25%#20A6B7

Channel breakdown

R5
G187
B210
Red5 (2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue186.73°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G BB · B D2

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