Colour
#518C72
- #518C72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#518C72 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 140, 114 and HSL 154°, 27%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#518C72#518C72
HEX#518C72
RGBrgb(81, 140, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.549, 0.4471
RGB percentages31.8%, 54.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(153.6, 26.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.6, 42.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK42.1%, 0%, 18.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,344,370
CSS custom property--colour: #518C72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#AE738D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C516B
Analogous#518C54, #51898C
Triadic#72518C, #8C7251
Split complementary#8C5189, #8C5451
Tetradic#55518C, #8C516B, #898C51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G140
B114
Red81 (31.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue153.56°
Saturation (HSL)26.7%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 8C · B 72
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