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Recognised as Colour

#5BC5C7

  • #5BC5C7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5BC5C7 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 197, 199 and HSL 181°, 49%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5BC5C7#5BC5C7
HEX#5BC5C7
RGBrgb(91, 197, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.7725, 0.7804
RGB percentages35.7%, 77.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(181.1, 49.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.1, 54.3%, 78%)
CMYK54.3%, 1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,014,407
CSS custom property--colour: #5BC5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#A43A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BDC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B0C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9Light seagreen · ΔE 11.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Turquoise · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C75D5B
Analogous#5BC793, #5B8FC7
Triadic#C75BC5, #C5C75B
Split complementary#C75B8F, #C7935B
Tetradic#935BC7, #C75D5B, #8FC75B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FBFB
Lighter +30%#CDEDEE
Lighter +20%#A7E0E1
Lighter +10%#81D2D4
Darker −10%#3DB0B2
Darker −20%#308A8C
Darker −30%#236566
Darker −40%#163F40
More saturated +25%#3FDFE3
Less saturated −25%#77ABAB

Channel breakdown

R91
G197
B199
Red91 (35.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue181.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G C5 · B C7

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