Recognised as Colour
#5ACCDE
- #5ACCDE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Sky blue
#5ACCDE is a cyan with RGB values 90, 204, 222 and HSL 188°, 67%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.
Colour values
#5ACCDE#5ACCDE
HEX#5ACCDE
RGBrgb(90, 204, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.8, 0.8706
RGB percentages35.3%, 80%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(188.2, 66.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 59.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK59.5%, 8.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,950,686
CSS custom property--colour: #5ACCDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#A53321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE6C5A
Analogous#5ADEAE, #5A8ADE
Triadic#DE5ACC, #CCDE5A
Split complementary#DE5A8A, #DEAE5A
Tetradic#AE5ADE, #DE6C5A, #8ADE5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G204
B222
Red90 (35.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue188.18°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G CC · B DE
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