Recognised as Colour
#5CECDE
- #5CECDE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#5CECDE is a cyan with RGB values 92, 236, 222 and HSL 174°, 79%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#5CECDE#5CECDE
HEX#5CECDE
RGBrgb(92, 236, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.9255, 0.8706
RGB percentages36.1%, 92.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(174.2, 79.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.2, 61%, 92.5%)
CMYK61%, 0%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,089,950
CSS custom property--colour: #5CECDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#A31321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EC5C6A
Analogous#5CEC96, #5CB2EC
Triadic#DE5CEC, #ECDE5C
Split complementary#EC5CB2, #EC965C
Tetradic#965CEC, #EC5C6A, #B2EC5C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G236
B222
Red92 (36.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue174.17°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G EC · B DE
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