Colour
#5FFFFF
- #5FFFFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#5FFFFF is a cyan with RGB values 95, 255, 255 and HSL 180°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#5FFFFF#5FFFFF
HEX#5FFFFF
RGBrgb(95, 255, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 1, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 100%, 100%
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 62.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 0%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,291,455
CSS custom property--colour: #5FFFFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#A00000
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF5F5F
Analogous#5FFFAF, #5FAFFF
Triadic#FF5FFF, #FFFF5F
Split complementary#FF5FAF, #FFAF5F
Tetradic#AF5FFF, #FF5F5F, #AFFF5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G255
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 5F · G FF · B FF
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