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#5FF6EF

#5ff6ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5ff6ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 96.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.85% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 177.22°, with 89.35% saturation and 66.86% 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 15.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.7458

Complementary

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #f65f66

Split complementary

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #f65fb1
  3. #f6a35f

Analogous

  1. #5ff6a3
  2. #5ff6ef
  3. #5fb1f6

Triadic

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #ef5ff6
  3. #f6ef5f

Tetradic

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #5f66f6
  3. #f65f66
  4. #f6ef5f

Square

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #a35ff6
  3. #f65f66
  4. #b1f65f

Monochromatic

  1. #0ab2aa
  2. #17f2e8
  3. #5ff6ef
  4. #a7faf6
  5. #ecfefd

Shades

#5ff6ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #56ddd7
  3. #4cc5bf
  4. #43aca7
  5. #39948f
  6. #307b78
  7. #266260
  8. #1d4a48
  9. #133130
  10. #0a1918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5ff6ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #6ff7f1
  3. #7ff8f2
  4. #8ff9f4
  5. #9ffaf5
  6. #affbf7
  7. #bffbf9
  8. #cffcfa
  9. #dffdfc
  10. #effefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5ff6ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5ff6ef
  2. #62eae4
  3. #66ded9
  4. #69d3ce
  5. #6cc7c3
  6. #70bbb8
  7. #73afac
  8. #76a3a1
  9. #799896
  10. #7d8c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bae9e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8eaef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d9f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fcf3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1efef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afe5f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00faf2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5ff6ef {
  color: #5ff6ef;
}
Background
.bg-5ff6ef {
  background-color: #5ff6ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5ff6ef {
  border: 2px solid #5ff6ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5ff6ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 246 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 89% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5ff6ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ff6ef, #5fb1f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5ff6ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 246 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.64 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.64 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.26 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.32 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.26 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.07 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.36 #a00910 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Aqua
#5ff6ef  rgb(95, 246, 239)  hsl(177, 89%, 67%)  Aqua
#f65f66  rgb(246, 95, 102)  hsl(357, 89%, 67%)  Pastel Red
#ef5ff6  rgb(239, 95, 246)  hsl(297, 89%, 67%)  Heliotrope
#f6ef5f  rgb(246, 239, 95)  hsl(57, 89%, 67%)  Icterine