Recognised as Colour
#11EFE5
- #11EFE5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#11EFE5 is a cyan with RGB values 17, 239, 229 and HSL 177°, 87%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#11EFE5#11EFE5
HEX#11EFE5
RGBrgb(17, 239, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.9373, 0.898
RGB percentages6.7%, 93.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(177.3, 87.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 92.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK92.9%, 0%, 4.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,175,525
CSS custom property--colour: #11EFE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#EE101A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF111B
Analogous#11EF76, #118AEF
Triadic#E511EF, #EFE511
Split complementary#EF118A, #EF7611
Tetradic#7611EF, #EF111B, #8AEF11
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G239
B229
Red17 (6.7%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue177.3°
Saturation (HSL)87.4%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 11 · G EF · B E5
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