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Recognised as Colour

#5DC4CC

  • #5DC4CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5DC4CC is a cyan with RGB values 93, 196, 204 and HSL 184°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5DC4CC#5DC4CC
HEX#5DC4CC
RGBrgb(93, 196, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7686, 0.8
RGB percentages36.5%, 76.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(184.3, 52.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 54.4%, 80%)
CMYK54.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,145,228
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC4CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#A23B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BDCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5AFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.6Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Powder blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC655D
Analogous#5DCC9D, #5D8CCC
Triadic#CC5DC4, #C4CC5D
Split complementary#CC5D8C, #CC9D5D
Tetradic#9D5DCC, #CC655D, #8DCC5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDFD
Lighter +30%#D1EEF1
Lighter +20%#ABE0E4
Lighter +10%#84D2D8
Darker −10%#3BB2BB
Darker −20%#2F8D94
Darker −30%#22686E
Darker −40%#164347
More saturated +25%#42DBE7
Less saturated −25%#78ADB1

Channel breakdown

R93
G196
B204
Red93 (36.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue184.32°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G C4 · B CC

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