Recognised as Colour
#518B93
- #518B93
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#518B93 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 139, 147 and HSL 187°, 29%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#518B93#518B93
HEX#518B93
RGBrgb(81, 139, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.5451, 0.5765
RGB percentages31.8%, 54.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(187.3, 28.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 44.9%, 57.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,344,147
CSS custom property--colour: #518B93;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#AE746C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#935951
Analogous#51937A, #516A93
Triadic#93518B, #8B9351
Split complementary#93516A, #937A51
Tetradic#7A5193, #935951, #6A9351
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G139
B147
Red81 (31.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue187.27°
Saturation (HSL)28.95%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 8B · B 93
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