Colour

#5FCDDB

#5FCDDB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5FCDDB is a cyan with RGB values 95, 205, 219 and HSL 187°, 63%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5FCDDB#5FCDDB

HEX#5FCDDB

RGBrgb(95, 205, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.8039, 0.8588

RGB percentages37.3%, 80.4%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(186.8, 63.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 56.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK56.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,278,619

CSS custom property--colour: #5FCDDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#A03224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC6DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABB7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00D5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1 Powder blue · ΔE 18.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB6D5F

Analogous#5FDBAB, #5F8FDB

Triadic#DB5FCD, #CDDB5F

Split complementary#DB5F8F, #DBAB5F

Tetradic#AB5FDB, #DB6D5F, #8FDB5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF4F7

Lighter +20%#B2E7EE

Lighter +10%#89DAE4

Darker −10%#35C0D2

Darker −20%#279EAD

Darker −30%#1E7883

Darker −40%#14525A

More saturated +25%#47E0F3

Less saturated −25%#78BAC3

Channel breakdown

R95

G205

B219

Red95 (37.3%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue186.77°

Saturation (HSL)63.27%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G CD · B DB

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