#5FF0CC

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Aquamarine.

About #5FF0CC

The hex code #5FF0CC represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Aquamarine. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 240 green, and 204 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 60% C, 0% M, 15% Y, and 6% K. With a hue angle of 165.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FF0CC
RGB95, 240, 204
HSL165.1°, 82.9%, 65.7%
CMYK60%, 0%, 15%, 6%
HSV165.1°, 60.4%, 94.1%
LAB86.6, -47.3, 5.9
XYZ46.8, 69.1, 68.0
Decimal6287564

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.82:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.60:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FF0CC; }
.text-color { color: #5FF0CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FF0CC; }

Similar Colors

Aquamarine
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