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Colour

#05DFD8

  • #05DFD8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#05DFD8 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 223, 216 and HSL 178°, 96%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#05DFD8#05DFD8
HEX#05DFD8
RGBrgb(5, 223, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.8745, 0.8471
RGB percentages2%, 87.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(178.1, 95.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 97.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK97.8%, 0%, 3.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer384,984
CSS custom property--colour: #05DFD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#FA2027

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D3D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.9Aqua · ΔE 11.9Cyan · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF050C
Analogous#05DF6B, #0579DF
Triadic#D805DF, #DFD805
Split complementary#DF0579, #DF6B05
Tetradic#6B05DF, #DF050C, #79DF05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3FDFB
Lighter +30%#81FCF8
Lighter +20%#4FFBF6
Lighter +10%#1DFAF3
Darker −10%#04ADA8
Darker −20%#037B77
Darker −30%#024947
Darker −40%#011717
More saturated +25%#00E4DD
Less saturated −25%#22C3BD

Channel breakdown

R5
G223
B216
Red5 (2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue178.07°
Saturation (HSL)95.61%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G DF · B D8

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