Colour
#205B5C
- #205B5C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#205B5C is a cyan with RGB values 32, 91, 92 and HSL 181°, 48%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#205B5C#205B5C
HEX#205B5C
RGBrgb(32, 91, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3569, 0.3608
RGB percentages12.5%, 35.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(181, 48.4%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181, 65.2%, 36.1%)
CMYK65.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,540
CSS custom property--colour: #205B5C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#DFA4A3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C2120
Analogous#205C3F, #203D5C
Triadic#5C205B, #5B5C20
Split complementary#5C203D, #5C3F20
Tetradic#3F205C, #5C2120, #3D5C20
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R32
G91
B92
Red32 (12.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue181°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5B · B 5C
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