Recognised as Colour

#5DE2ED

#5DE2ED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#5DE2ED is a cyan with RGB values 93, 226, 237 and HSL 185°, 80%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#5DE2ED

RGBrgb(93, 226, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.8863, 0.9294

RGB percentages36.5%, 88.6%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(184.6, 80%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.6, 60.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK60.8%, 4.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,152,941

CSS custom property--colour: #5DE2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.57:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#A21D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC9EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00EAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1 Turquoise · ΔE 16.7 Aqua · ΔE 17.2 Cyan · ΔE 17.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED685D

Analogous#5DEDB0, #5D9AED

Triadic#ED5DE2, #E2ED5D

Split complementary#ED5D9A, #EDB05D

Tetradic#B05DED, #ED685D, #9AED5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7FBFC

Lighter +20%#B9F2F7

Lighter +10%#8BEAF2

Darker −10%#2FDAE8

Darker −20%#17BFCD

Darker −30%#12949F

Darker −40%#0D6A71

More saturated +25%#4BF1FF

Less saturated −25%#73CFD6

Channel breakdown

R93

G226

B237

Red93 (36.5%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue184.58°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G E2 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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