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Colour

#5FAEAC

  • #5FAEAC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5FAEAC is a cyan with RGB values 95, 174, 172 and HSL 178°, 33%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5FAEAC#5FAEAC
HEX#5FAEAC
RGBrgb(95, 174, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6824, 0.6745
RGB percentages37.3%, 68.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(178.5, 32.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 45.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK45.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,270,636
CSS custom property--colour: #5FAEAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A05153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A7ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#989DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#36B2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.3Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Dark cyan · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Teal · ΔE 18.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE5F61
Analogous#5FAE84, #5F88AE
Triadic#AC5FAE, #AEAC5F
Split complementary#AE5F88, #AE845F
Tetradic#855FAE, #AE5F61, #89AE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3F2
Lighter +30%#C5E1E1
Lighter +20%#A3D0CF
Lighter +10%#81BFBE
Darker −10%#49918F
Darker −20%#386F6D
Darker −30%#274D4C
Darker −40%#162B2B
More saturated +25%#41CCC9
Less saturated −25%#7D908F

Channel breakdown

R95
G174
B172
Red95 (37.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue178.48°
Saturation (HSL)32.78%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G AE · B AC

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