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Recognised as Colour

#5AE3AB

  • #5AE3AB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#5AE3AB is a cyan with RGB values 90, 227, 171 and HSL 155°, 71%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#5AE3AB#5AE3AB
HEX#5AE3AB
RGBrgb(90, 227, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.8902, 0.6706
RGB percentages35.3%, 89%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(155.5, 71%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.5, 60.4%, 89%)
CMYK60.4%, 0%, 24.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,956,523
CSS custom property--colour: #5AE3AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#A51C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFD4A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCC6AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E3D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 13.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.5Light green · ΔE 21.4Turquoise · ΔE 21.4Pale green · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E35A92
Analogous#5AE367, #5AD6E3
Triadic#AB5AE3, #E3AB5A
Split complementary#E35AD7, #E3665A
Tetradic#665AE3, #E35A92, #D7E35A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF9EE
Lighter +20%#B1F2D7
Lighter +10%#86EAC1
Darker −10%#2EDC95
Darker −20%#1FB879
Darker −30%#188C5D
Darker −40%#106140
More saturated +25%#42FBAF
Less saturated −25%#72CBA7

Channel breakdown

R90
G227
B171
Red90 (35.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue155.47°
Saturation (HSL)70.98%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G E3 · B AB

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