Recognised as Colour

#5FC99F

#5FC99F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#5FC99F is a cyan with RGB values 95, 201, 159 and HSL 156°, 50%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#5FC99F#5FC99F

HEX#5FC99F

RGBrgb(95, 201, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.7882, 0.6235

RGB percentages37.3%, 78.8%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(156.2, 49.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.2, 52.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK52.7%, 0%, 20.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,277,535

CSS custom property--colour: #5FC99F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#A03660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5BD9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B1A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#36C9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 4.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 17 Turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 4.48, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C95F89

Analogous#5FC96A, #5FBEC9

Triadic#9F5FC9, #C99F5F

Split complementary#C95FBE, #C96A5F

Tetradic#6A5FC9, #C95F89, #BEC95F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FCFB

Lighter +30%#D1F0E4

Lighter +20%#ABE3CD

Lighter +10%#85D6B6

Darker −10%#3EB787

Darker −20%#31916B

Darker −30%#246B4F

Darker −40%#174533

More saturated +25%#44E4A5

Less saturated −25%#7AAE99

Channel breakdown

R95

G201

B159

Red95 (37.3%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue156.23°

Saturation (HSL)49.53%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5F · G C9 · B 9F

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