Recognised as Colour
#518D7D
- #518D7D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#518D7D is a cyan with RGB values 81, 141, 125 and HSL 164°, 27%, 44%. 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
#518D7D#518D7D
HEX#518D7D
RGBrgb(81, 141, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.5529, 0.4902
RGB percentages31.8%, 55.3%, 49%
HSLhsl(164, 27%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164, 42.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK42.6%, 0%, 11.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,344,637
CSS custom property--colour: #518D7D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#AE7282
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG 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#8D5161
Analogous#518D5F, #517F8D
Triadic#7D518D, #8D7D51
Split complementary#8D517F, #8D5F51
Tetradic#5F518D, #8D5161, #7F8D51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G141
B125
Red81 (31.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue164°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 8D · B 7D
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