Colour

#5AE4CF

#5AE4CF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#5AE4CF is a cyan with RGB values 90, 228, 207 and HSL 171°, 72%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#5AE4CF#5AE4CF

HEX#5AE4CF

RGBrgb(90, 228, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.8941, 0.8118

RGB percentages35.3%, 89.4%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(170.9, 71.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 60.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK60.5%, 0%, 9.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,956,815

CSS custom property--colour: #5AE4CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#A51B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAD8CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C8D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 14.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15 Aqua · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.04, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E45A6F

Analogous#5AE48A, #5AB4E4

Triadic#CF5AE4, #E4CF5A

Split complementary#E45AB4, #E48A5A

Tetradic#8A5AE4, #E45A6F, #B4E45A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDFAF5

Lighter +20%#B2F2E8

Lighter +10%#86EBDC

Darker −10%#2EDDC2

Darker −20%#1EBAA2

Darker −30%#178E7C

Darker −40%#106255

More saturated +25%#42FCE0

Less saturated −25%#72CCBE

Channel breakdown

R90

G228

B207

Red90 (35.3%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue170.87°

Saturation (HSL)71.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5A · G E4 · B CF

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