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Recognised as Colour

#5FD6C6

  • #5FD6C6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5FD6C6 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 214, 198 and HSL 172°, 59%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5FD6C6#5FD6C6
HEX#5FD6C6
RGBrgb(95, 214, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.8392, 0.7765
RGB percentages37.3%, 83.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(171.9, 59.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 55.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK55.6%, 0%, 7.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,280,902
CSS custom property--colour: #5FD6C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#A02939

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDCBC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABDC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.4Turquoise · ΔE 7.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.2Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7Aquamarine · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D65F6F
Analogous#5FD68B, #5FAAD6
Triadic#C65FD6, #D6C65F
Split complementary#D65FAA, #D68B5F
Tetradic#8B5FD6, #D65F6F, #AAD65F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9F5F1
Lighter +20%#B0EBE3
Lighter +10%#88E0D4
Darker −10%#36CCB8
Darker −20%#2AA594
Darker −30%#207C70
Darker −40%#15544B
More saturated +25%#46EFD8
Less saturated −25%#78BDB4

Channel breakdown

R95
G214
B198
Red95 (37.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue171.93°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G D6 · B C6

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