Recognised as Colour
#5BF3D9
- #5BF3D9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#5BF3D9 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 243, 217 and HSL 170°, 86%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#5BF3D9#5BF3D9
HEX#5BF3D9
RGBrgb(91, 243, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.9529, 0.851
RGB percentages35.7%, 95.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(169.7, 86.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 62.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK62.6%, 0%, 10.7%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,026,201
CSS custom property--colour: #5BF3D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#A40C26
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F35B75
Analogous#5BF38D, #5BC1F3
Triadic#D95BF3, #F3D95B
Split complementary#F35BC1, #F38D5B
Tetradic#8D5BF3, #F35B75, #C1F35B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G243
B217
Red91 (35.7%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue169.74°
Saturation (HSL)86.36%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G F3 · B D9
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