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Recognised as Colour

#5EBDBC

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

#5EBDBC is a cyan with RGB values 94, 189, 188 and HSL 179°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5EBDBC#5EBDBC
HEX#5EBDBC
RGBrgb(94, 189, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.7412, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.9%, 74.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(179.4, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.4, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,208,956
CSS custom property--colour: #5EBDBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#A14243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B5BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A9BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1CC2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8Light seagreen · ΔE 10.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1Turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5E5F
Analogous#5EBD8C, #5E8FBD
Triadic#BC5EBD, #BDBC5E
Split complementary#BD5E8F, #BD8C5E
Tetradic#8C5EBD, #BD5E5F, #8FBD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF8F8
Lighter +30%#CBE9E9
Lighter +20%#A6DBDA
Lighter +10%#82CCCB
Darker −10%#43A5A4
Darker −20%#358080
Darker −30%#265C5C
Darker −40%#173838
More saturated +25%#42D9D8
Less saturated −25%#7AA1A0

Channel breakdown

R94
G189
B188
Red94 (36.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue179.37°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G BD · B BC

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