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Colour

#5AAFA3

  • #5AAFA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#5AAFA3 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 175, 163 and HSL 172°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#5AAFA3#5AAFA3
HEX#5AAFA3
RGBrgb(90, 175, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6863, 0.6392
RGB percentages35.3%, 68.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(171.5, 34.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 48.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK48.6%, 0%, 6.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,943,203
CSS custom property--colour: #5AAFA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A5505C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A7A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#30B2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.9Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5A66
Analogous#5AAF78, #5A91AF
Triadic#A35AAF, #AFA35A
Split complementary#AF5A91, #AF785A
Tetradic#785AAF, #AF5A66, #91AF5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F2F0
Lighter +30%#C1E1DC
Lighter +20%#9FD0C9
Lighter +10%#7CC0B6
Darker −10%#469086
Darker −20%#356E66
Darker −30%#254B46
Darker −40%#142926
More saturated +25%#3BCEB9
Less saturated −25%#79908D

Channel breakdown

R90
G175
B163
Red90 (35.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue171.53°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G AF · B A3

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