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Recognised as Colour

#5DBFC9

  • #5DBFC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5DBFC9 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 191, 201 and HSL 186°, 50%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5DBFC9#5DBFC9
HEX#5DBFC9
RGBrgb(93, 191, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.749, 0.7882
RGB percentages36.5%, 74.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(185.6, 50%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 53.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK53.7%, 5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,143,945
CSS custom property--colour: #5DBFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#A24036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B8CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ABC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9675D
Analogous#5DC99D, #5D89C9
Triadic#C95DBF, #BFC95D
Split complementary#C95D89, #C99D5D
Tetradic#9D5DC9, #C9675D, #89C95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFC
Lighter +30%#D0ECEF
Lighter +20%#A9DDE3
Lighter +10%#83CED6
Darker −10%#3DABB6
Darker −20%#308790
Darker −30%#23636A
Darker −40%#163F43
More saturated +25%#42D5E4
Less saturated −25%#78A9AE

Channel breakdown

R93
G191
B201
Red93 (36.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue185.56°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G BF · B C9

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