Recognised as Colour
#5AF8DF
- #5AF8DF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#5AF8DF is a cyan with RGB values 90, 248, 223 and HSL 171°, 92%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#5AF8DF#5AF8DF
HEX#5AF8DF
RGBrgb(90, 248, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.9725, 0.8745
RGB percentages35.3%, 97.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(170.5, 91.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 63.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK63.7%, 0%, 10.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,961,951
CSS custom property--colour: #5AF8DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#A50720
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F85A73
Analogous#5AF890, #5AC2F8
Triadic#DF5AF8, #F8DF5A
Split complementary#F85AC2, #F8905A
Tetradic#905AF8, #F85A73, #C2F85A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G248
B223
Red90 (35.3%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue170.51°
Saturation (HSL)91.86%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G F8 · B DF
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