Colour

#5FADA0

#5FADA0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5FADA0 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 173, 160 and HSL 170°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5FADA0#5FADA0

HEX#5FADA0

RGBrgb(95, 173, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6784, 0.6275

RGB percentages37.3%, 67.8%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(170, 32.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170, 45.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK45.1%, 0%, 7.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,270,368

CSS custom property--colour: #5FADA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#A0525F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A5A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3EB0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5 Teal · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD5F6C

Analogous#5FAD79, #5F93AD

Triadic#A05FAD, #ADA05F

Split complementary#AD5F93, #AD795F

Tetradic#795FAD, #AD5F6C, #93AD5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6F2F0

Lighter +30%#C4E1DC

Lighter +20%#A2D0C8

Lighter +10%#81BEB4

Darker −10%#4A8F84

Darker −20%#386E65

Darker −30%#274C46

Darker −40%#162A27

More saturated +25%#41CBB4

Less saturated −25%#7D8F8C

Channel breakdown

R95

G173

B160

Red95 (37.3%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue170°

Saturation (HSL)32.23%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5F · G AD · B A0

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Colour values

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