Recognised as Colour
#5BF9DB
- #5BF9DB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#5BF9DB is a cyan with RGB values 91, 249, 219 and HSL 169°, 93%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#5BF9DB#5BF9DB
HEX#5BF9DB
RGBrgb(91, 249, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.9765, 0.8588
RGB percentages35.7%, 97.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(168.6, 92.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 63.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK63.5%, 0%, 12%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,027,739
CSS custom property--colour: #5BF9DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#A40624
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F95B79
Analogous#5BF98C, #5BC8F9
Triadic#DB5BF9, #F9DB5B
Split complementary#F95BC8, #F98C5B
Tetradic#8C5BF9, #F95B79, #C8F95B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G249
B219
Red91 (35.7%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue168.61°
Saturation (HSL)92.94%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G F9 · B DB
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