Recognised as Colour
#5BF4ED
- #5BF4ED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#5BF4ED is a cyan with RGB values 91, 244, 237 and HSL 177°, 87%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#5BF4ED#5BF4ED
HEX#5BF4ED
RGBrgb(91, 244, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.9569, 0.9294
RGB percentages35.7%, 95.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(177.3, 87.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 62.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK62.7%, 0%, 2.9%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,026,477
CSS custom property--colour: #5BF4ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#A40B12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F45B62
Analogous#5BF4A0, #5BAFF4
Triadic#ED5BF4, #F4ED5B
Split complementary#F45BAE, #F4A15B
Tetradic#A15BF4, #F45B62, #AFF45B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G244
B237
Red91 (35.7%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue177.25°
Saturation (HSL)87.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G F4 · B ED
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