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Colour

#5BCDB8

  • #5BCDB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#5BCDB8 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 205, 184 and HSL 169°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#5BCDB8#5BCDB8
HEX#5BCDB8
RGBrgb(91, 205, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.8039, 0.7216
RGB percentages35.7%, 80.4%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(168.9, 53.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 55.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK55.6%, 0%, 10.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,016,440
CSS custom property--colour: #5BCDB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#A43247

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C2B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B5BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.1Turquoise · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.4Aquamarine · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5B70
Analogous#5BCD7F, #5BA9CD
Triadic#B85BCD, #CDB85B
Split complementary#CD5BA9, #CD7F5B
Tetradic#7F5BCD, #CD5B70, #A9CD5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FDFC
Lighter +30%#D0F1EB
Lighter +20%#A9E5DA
Lighter +10%#82D9C9
Darker −10%#39BCA4
Darker −20%#2D9582
Darker −30%#216E60
Darker −40%#15473D
More saturated +25%#40E8C9
Less saturated −25%#76B2A7

Channel breakdown

R91
G205
B184
Red91 (35.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue168.95°
Saturation (HSL)53.27%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G CD · B B8

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