Colour

#05D7F2

#05D7F2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#05D7F2 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 215, 242 and HSL 187°, 96%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#05D7F2

RGBrgb(5, 215, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.8431, 0.949

RGB percentages2%, 84.3%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(186.8, 96%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 97.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK97.9%, 11.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer382,962

CSS custom property--colour: #05D7F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#FA280D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1CFF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6BBF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E2DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Sky blue · ΔE 19.5 Aqua · ΔE 21.8 Cyan · ΔE 21.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F22005

Analogous#05F296, #0561F2

Triadic#F205D7, #D7F205

Split complementary#F20561, #F29605

Tetradic#9605F2, #F22005, #61F205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5F7FE

Lighter +30%#93F1FD

Lighter +20%#61EAFC

Lighter +10%#2FE4FB

Darker −10%#04ABC0

Darker −20%#037E8E

Darker −30%#02525C

Darker −40%#01252A

More saturated +25%#00DBF7

Less saturated −25%#24BFD3

Channel breakdown

G215

B242

Red5 (2%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue186.84°

Saturation (HSL)95.95%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G D7 · B F2

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