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Recognised as Colour

#5DC2CB

  • #5DC2CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5DC2CB is a cyan with RGB values 93, 194, 203 and HSL 185°, 51%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5DC2CB#5DC2CB
HEX#5DC2CB
RGBrgb(93, 194, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7608, 0.7961
RGB percentages36.5%, 76.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(184.9, 51.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 54.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK54.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,144,715
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A23D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BBCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Powder blue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB665D
Analogous#5DCB9D, #5D8BCB
Triadic#CB5DC2, #C2CB5D
Split complementary#CB5D8B, #CB9D5D
Tetradic#9D5DCB, #CB665D, #8BCB5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFD
Lighter +30%#D1EEF0
Lighter +20%#AADFE4
Lighter +10%#84D1D7
Darker −10%#3CAFB9
Darker −20%#2F8B93
Darker −30%#23666C
Darker −40%#164246
More saturated +25%#42D8E6
Less saturated −25%#78ACB0

Channel breakdown

R93
G194
B203
Red93 (36.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue184.91°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G C2 · B CB

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