Colour

#5CDCE5

#5CDCE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5CDCE5 is a cyan with RGB values 92, 220, 229 and HSL 184°, 72%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#5CDCE5

RGBrgb(92, 220, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.8627, 0.898

RGB percentages36.1%, 86.3%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(183.9, 72.5%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 59.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK59.8%, 3.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,085,861

CSS custom property--colour: #5CDCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#A3231A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD3E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C3E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E4DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.9 Turquoise · ΔE 16 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Aqua · ΔE 18.5 Cyan · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5655C

Analogous#5CE5AA, #5C97E5

Triadic#E55CDC, #DCE55C

Split complementary#E55C97, #E5AA5C

Tetradic#AA5CE5, #E5655C, #97E55C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0F8FA

Lighter +20%#B4EFF3

Lighter +10%#88E5EC

Darker −10%#30D3DE

Darker −20%#1EB2BD

Darker −30%#178991

Darker −40%#105F65

More saturated +25%#44F1FD

Less saturated −25%#74C7CD

Channel breakdown

R92

G220

B229

Red92 (36.1%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue183.94°

Saturation (HSL)72.49%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G DC · B E5

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Colour values

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