Colour

#5BC0BE

#5BC0BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5BC0BE is a cyan with RGB values 91, 192, 190 and HSL 179°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5BC0BE#5BC0BE

HEX#5BC0BE

RGBrgb(91, 192, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.7529, 0.7451

RGB percentages35.7%, 75.3%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(178.8, 44.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 52.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK52.6%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,013,118

CSS custom property--colour: #5BC0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#A43F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5ABBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8 Turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C05B5D

Analogous#5BC08C, #5B8FC0

Triadic#BE5BC0, #C0BE5B

Split complementary#C05B90, #C08C5B

Tetradic#8C5BC0, #C05B5D, #8FC05B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF9F8

Lighter +30%#CAEAEA

Lighter +20%#A5DCDB

Lighter +10%#80CECD

Darker −10%#40A8A6

Darker −20%#328381

Darker −30%#245E5D

Darker −40%#163938

More saturated +25%#3FDCD9

Less saturated −25%#77A4A3

Channel breakdown

R91

G192

B190

Red91 (35.7%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue178.81°

Saturation (HSL)44.49%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G C0 · B BE

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Colour values

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