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Recognised as Colour

#5BFAFA

  • #5BFAFA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#5BFAFA is a cyan with RGB values 91, 250, 250 and HSL 180°, 94%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#5BFAFA#5BFAFA
HEX#5BFAFA
RGBrgb(91, 250, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.9804, 0.9804
RGB percentages35.7%, 98%, 98%
HSLhsl(180, 94.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 63.6%, 98%)
CMYK63.6%, 0%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,028,026
CSS custom property--colour: #5BFAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.5:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#A40505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEEFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2DCFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 7.6Cyan · ΔE 7.6Turquoise · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA5B5B
Analogous#5BFAAB, #5BABFA
Triadic#FA5BFA, #FAFA5B
Split complementary#FA5BAB, #FAAB5B
Tetradic#AB5BFA, #FA5B5B, #ABFA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFFFFF
Lighter +20%#BEFDFD
Lighter +10%#8CFCFC
Darker −10%#2AF8F8
Darker −20%#07E8E8
Darker −30%#06B6B6
Darker −40%#048585
More saturated +25%#56FFFF
Less saturated −25%#70E5E5

Channel breakdown

R91
G250
B250
Red91 (35.7%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)94.08%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 5B · G FA · B FA

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