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Recognised as Colour

#5CD4CB

  • #5CD4CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5CD4CB is a cyan with RGB values 92, 212, 203 and HSL 176°, 58%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5CD4CB#5CD4CB
HEX#5CD4CB
RGBrgb(92, 212, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.8314, 0.7961
RGB percentages36.1%, 83.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(175.5, 58.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 56.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK56.6%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,083,787
CSS custom property--colour: #5CD4CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#A32B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BCCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 3.5Turquoise · ΔE 9.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.5Aqua · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 3.45, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D45C65
Analogous#5CD48F, #5CA1D4
Triadic#CB5CD4, #D4CB5C
Split complementary#D45CA1, #D48F5C
Tetradic#8F5CD4, #D45C65, #A1D45C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFFE
Lighter +30%#D5F4F2
Lighter +20%#ADE9E5
Lighter +10%#84DFD8
Darker −10%#35C8BD
Darker −20%#2AA097
Darker −30%#207771
Darker −40%#154F4B
More saturated +25%#42EEE1
Less saturated −25%#76BAB5

Channel breakdown

R92
G212
B203
Red92 (36.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue175.5°
Saturation (HSL)58.25%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G D4 · B CB

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