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Recognised as Colour

#5DC3BA

  • #5DC3BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5DC3BA is a cyan with RGB values 93, 195, 186 and HSL 175°, 46%, 56%. 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

#5DC3BA#5DC3BA
HEX#5DC3BA
RGBrgb(93, 195, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7647, 0.7294
RGB percentages36.5%, 76.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(174.7, 45.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 52.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK52.3%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,144,954
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC3BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A23C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AEBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#16C7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.8Light seagreen · ΔE 9.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.7Turquoise · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C35D66
Analogous#5DC387, #5D99C3
Triadic#BA5DC3, #C3BA5D
Split complementary#C35D99, #C3875D
Tetradic#875DC3, #C35D66, #99C35D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FAF9
Lighter +30%#CDECEA
Lighter +20%#A7DFDA
Lighter +10%#82D1CA
Darker −10%#40ADA3
Darker −20%#328880
Darker −30%#24635D
Darker −40%#173D3A
More saturated +25%#41DFD1
Less saturated −25%#79A7A3

Channel breakdown

R93
G195
B186
Red93 (36.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue174.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G C3 · B BA

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