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Recognised as Colour

#05ECB1

  • #05ECB1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#05ECB1 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 236, 177 and HSL 165°, 96%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#05ECB1#05ECB1
HEX#05ECB1
RGBrgb(5, 236, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.9255, 0.6941
RGB percentages2%, 92.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(164.7, 95.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 97.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK97.9%, 0%, 25%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer388,273
CSS custom property--colour: #05ECB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#FA134E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6DAAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC9B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00EDDCno 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 text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 18.4Medium spring green · ΔE 20Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.8Turquoise · ΔE 25.8Light green · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC0540
Analogous#05EC3D, #05B4EC
Triadic#B105EC, #ECB105
Split complementary#EC05B4, #EC3D05
Tetradic#3D05EC, #EC0540, #B4EC05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFFEEE
Lighter +30%#8DFDE0
Lighter +20%#5BFCD3
Lighter +10%#2AFAC5
Darker −10%#04BA8C
Darker −20%#038866
Darker −30%#025641
Darker −40%#01241B
More saturated +25%#00F1B3
Less saturated −25%#23CEA2

Channel breakdown

R5
G236
B177
Red5 (2%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue164.68°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G EC · B B1

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