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Recognised as Colour

#5AC3BF

  • #5AC3BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5AC3BF is a cyan with RGB values 90, 195, 191 and HSL 178°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5AC3BF#5AC3BF
HEX#5AC3BF
RGBrgb(90, 195, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.7647, 0.749
RGB percentages35.3%, 76.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(177.7, 46.7%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 53.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK53.8%, 0%, 2.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,948,351
CSS custom property--colour: #5AC3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#A53C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7ADC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.5Light seagreen · ΔE 9.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C35A5E
Analogous#5AC38B, #5A92C3
Triadic#BF5AC3, #C3BF5A
Split complementary#C35A92, #C38B5A
Tetradic#8B5AC3, #C35A5E, #93C35A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F9F9
Lighter +30%#CAECEB
Lighter +20%#A5DEDC
Lighter +10%#7FD1CE
Darker −10%#3EACA7
Darker −20%#318683
Darker −30%#23615E
Darker −40%#163B3A
More saturated +25%#3EDFD9
Less saturated −25%#76A7A5

Channel breakdown

R90
G195
B191
Red90 (35.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue177.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G C3 · B BF

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