Recognised as Colour

#5DC2CD

#5DC2CD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5DC2CD is a cyan with RGB values 93, 194, 205 and HSL 186°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5DC2CD#5DC2CD

HEX#5DC2CD

RGBrgb(93, 194, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7608, 0.8039

RGB percentages36.5%, 76.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(185.9, 52.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 54.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK54.6%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,144,717

CSS custom property--colour: #5DC2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#A23D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5BBCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3AECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00C9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 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 text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14 Sky blue · ΔE 14.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Powder blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD685D

Analogous#5DCDA0, #5D8ACD

Triadic#CD5DC2, #C2CD5D

Split complementary#CD5D8A, #CDA05D

Tetradic#A05DCD, #CD685D, #8ACD5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FDFD

Lighter +30%#D2EEF1

Lighter +20%#ABDFE5

Lighter +10%#84D1D9

Darker −10%#3AB0BD

Darker −20%#2E8C96

Darker −30%#22676F

Darker −40%#164348

More saturated +25%#43D7E8

Less saturated −25%#78ADB3

Channel breakdown

R93

G194

B205

Red93 (36.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue185.89°

Saturation (HSL)52.83%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G C2 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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