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Recognised as Colour

#5EC2D5

  • #5EC2D5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5EC2D5 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 194, 213 and HSL 190°, 59%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5EC2D5#5EC2D5
HEX#5EC2D5
RGBrgb(94, 194, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.7608, 0.8353
RGB percentages36.9%, 76.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(189.6, 58.6%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 55.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK55.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,210,261
CSS custom property--colour: #5EC2D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45767WCAG 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 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#A13D2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BCD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0AED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5715E
Analogous#5ED5AD, #5E86D5
Triadic#D55EC2, #C2D55E
Split complementary#D55E86, #D5AD5E
Tetradic#AD5ED5, #D5715E, #87D55E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7F0F5
Lighter +20%#AFE1EA
Lighter +10%#86D1E0
Darker −10%#36B3CA
Darker −20%#2A8FA3
Darker −30%#206C7A
Darker −40%#154852
More saturated +25%#45D3EE
Less saturated −25%#77B1BC

Channel breakdown

R94
G194
B213
Red94 (36.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue189.58°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G C2 · B D5

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