Colour
#005B61
- #005B61
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#005B61 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 91, 97 and HSL 184°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#005B61#005B61
HEX#005B61
RGBrgb(0, 91, 97)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.3804
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(183.7, 100%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 100%, 38%)
CMYK100%, 6.2%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,393
CSS custom property--colour: #005B61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FFA49E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#610600
Analogous#006137, #002A61
Triadic#61005B, #5B6100
Split complementary#61002A, #613700
Tetradic#370061, #610600, #2A6100
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G91
B97
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue183.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B 61
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