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Recognised as Colour

#5DC99D

  • #5DC99D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#5DC99D is a cyan with RGB values 93, 201, 157 and HSL 156°, 50%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#5DC99D#5DC99D
HEX#5DC99D
RGBrgb(93, 201, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7882, 0.6157
RGB percentages36.5%, 78.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(155.6, 50%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.6, 53.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK53.7%, 0%, 21.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,146,461
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC99D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#A23662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6BC9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B1A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#32C9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 5.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.9Turquoise · ΔE 18.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Light seagreen · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 5.69, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C95D89
Analogous#5DC967, #5DBFC9
Triadic#9D5DC9, #C99D5D
Split complementary#C95DBF, #C9675D
Tetradic#675DC9, #C95D89, #BFC95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FCFA
Lighter +30%#D0EFE2
Lighter +20%#A9E3CB
Lighter +10%#83D6B4
Darker −10%#3DB685
Darker −20%#309069
Darker −30%#236A4D
Darker −40%#164331
More saturated +25%#42E4A2
Less saturated −25%#78AE98

Channel breakdown

R93
G201
B157
Red93 (36.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue155.56°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G C9 · B 9D

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