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#5BF5EF

#5bf5ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bf5ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 96.08% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.45% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 177.66°, with 88.51% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.7376

Complementary

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #f55b61

Split complementary

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #f55bae
  3. #f5a25b

Analogous

  1. #5bf5a2
  2. #5bf5ef
  3. #5baef5

Triadic

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #ef5bf5
  3. #f5ef5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #5b61f5
  3. #f55b61
  4. #f5ef5b

Square

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #a25bf5
  3. #f55b61
  4. #aef55b

Monochromatic

  1. #0baca6
  2. #13f1e8
  3. #5bf5ef
  4. #a3f9f6
  5. #ebfefd

Shades

#5bf5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #52ddd7
  3. #49c4bf
  4. #40aca7
  5. #37938f
  6. #2e7b78
  7. #246260
  8. #1b4a48
  9. #123130
  10. #091918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bf5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #6bf6f1
  3. #7cf7f2
  4. #8cf8f4
  5. #9df9f5
  6. #adfaf7
  7. #bdfbf9
  8. #cefcfa
  9. #defdfc
  10. #effefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bf5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bf5ef
  2. #5fe9e4
  3. #62ded9
  4. #66d2ce
  5. #6ac6c3
  6. #6ebbb8
  7. #71afac
  8. #75a3a1
  9. #799796
  10. #7c8c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9e8e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7e9ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d8f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fcf3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfeeef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ade4f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f9f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bf5ef {
  color: #5bf5ef;
}
Background
.bg-5bf5ef {
  background-color: #5bf5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bf5ef {
  border: 2px solid #5bf5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bf5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 245 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 89% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bf5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bf5ef, #5baef5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bf5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 245 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.46 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.46 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.15 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.45 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.12 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.03 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.15 #a40a10 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Aqua
#5bf5ef  rgb(91, 245, 239)  hsl(178, 89%, 66%)  Aqua
#f55b61  rgb(245, 91, 97)  hsl(358, 89%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#ef5bf5  rgb(239, 91, 245)  hsl(298, 89%, 66%)  Heliotrope
#f5ef5b  rgb(245, 239, 91)  hsl(58, 89%, 66%)  Icterine