Recognised as Colour
#5AFFFE
- #5AFFFE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#5AFFFE is a cyan with RGB values 90, 255, 254 and HSL 180°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#5AFFFE#5AFFFE
HEX#5AFFFE
RGBrgb(90, 255, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 1, 0.9961
RGB percentages35.3%, 100%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(179.6, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.6, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK64.7%, 0%, 0.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,963,774
CSS custom property--colour: #5AFFFE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.17:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#A50001
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF5A5B
Analogous#5AFFAB, #5AAEFF
Triadic#FE5AFF, #FFFE5A
Split complementary#FF5AAD, #FFAB5A
Tetradic#AC5AFF, #FF5A5B, #AEFF5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G255
B254
Red90 (35.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue179.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G FF · B FE
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