Colour

#005E6A

#005E6A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#005E6A is a cyan with RGB values 0, 94, 106 and HSL 187°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#005E6A#005E6A

HEX#005E6A

RGBrgb(0, 94, 106)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.4157

RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(186.8, 100%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 100%, 41.6%)

CMYK100%, 11.3%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,170

CSS custom property--colour: #005E6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#FFA195

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545A6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#47516Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Teal · ΔE 16.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.5 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6A0C00

Analogous#006A41, #00296A

Triadic#6A005E, #5E6A00

Split complementary#6A0029, #6A4100

Tetradic#41006A, #6A0C00, #296A00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#37E8FF

Lighter +30%#04E3FF

Lighter +20%#00B8D0

Lighter +10%#008B9D

Darker −10%#003137

Darker −20%#000404

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005E6A

Less saturated −25%#0D545D

Channel breakdown

G94

B106

Red0 (0%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue186.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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