Colour

#518A96

#518A96
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#518A96 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 138, 150 and HSL 190°, 30%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#518A96

RGBrgb(81, 138, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.5412, 0.5882

RGB percentages31.8%, 54.1%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(190.4, 29.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 46%, 58.8%)

CMYK46%, 8%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,343,894

CSS custom property--colour: #518A96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#AE7569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808697no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#757E96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#308F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Teal · ΔE 15.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#965D51

Analogous#519680, #516796

Triadic#96518A, #8A9651

Split complementary#965167, #968051

Tetradic#805196, #965D51, #679651

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEE1E5

Lighter +30%#ADCCD3

Lighter +20%#8CB8C1

Lighter +10%#6BA3AF

Darker −10%#3F6C75

Darker −20%#2D4D54

Darker −30%#1B2F33

Darker −40%#091012

More saturated +25%#349DB3

Less saturated −25%#6E7779

Channel breakdown

R81

G138

B150

Red81 (31.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue190.43°

Saturation (HSL)29.87%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 8A · B 96

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