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Recognised as Colour

#5DE9E2

  • #5DE9E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#5DE9E2 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 233, 226 and HSL 177°, 76%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#5DE9E2#5DE9E2
HEX#5DE9E2
RGBrgb(93, 233, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.9137, 0.8863
RGB percentages36.5%, 91.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(177, 76.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 60.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK60.1%, 0%, 3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,154,722
CSS custom property--colour: #5DE9E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#A2161D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#00EFE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3Aqua · ΔE 12.5Cyan · ΔE 12.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E95D64
Analogous#5DE99C, #5DAAE9
Triadic#E25DE9, #E9E25D
Split complementary#E95DAA, #E99C5D
Tetradic#9C5DE9, #E95D64, #AAE95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4FBFA
Lighter +20%#B7F5F2
Lighter +10%#8AEFEA
Darker −10%#30E3DA
Darker −20%#1BC5BD
Darker −30%#159892
Darker −40%#0F6B67
More saturated +25%#47FFF6
Less saturated −25%#74D2CD

Channel breakdown

R93
G233
B226
Red93 (36.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue177°
Saturation (HSL)76.09%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G E9 · B E2

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