Colour
#5AF6DD
- #5AF6DD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#5AF6DD is a cyan with RGB values 90, 246, 221 and HSL 170°, 90%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#5AF6DD#5AF6DD
HEX#5AF6DD
RGBrgb(90, 246, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.9647, 0.8667
RGB percentages35.3%, 96.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(170.4, 89.7%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 63.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK63.4%, 0%, 10.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,961,437
CSS custom property--colour: #5AF6DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#A50922
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F65A73
Analogous#5AF68F, #5AC1F6
Triadic#DD5AF6, #F6DD5A
Split complementary#F65AC1, #F68F5A
Tetradic#8F5AF6, #F65A73, #C1F65A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G246
B221
Red90 (35.3%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue170.38°
Saturation (HSL)89.66%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G F6 · B DD
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