Recognised as Colour
#519D87
- #519D87
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#519D87 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 157, 135 and HSL 163°, 32%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#519D87#519D87
HEX#519D87
RGBrgb(81, 157, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6157, 0.5294
RGB percentages31.8%, 61.6%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(162.6, 31.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.6, 48.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 14%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,348,743
CSS custom property--colour: #519D87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#AE6278
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D5167
Analogous#519D61, #518D9D
Triadic#87519D, #9D8751
Split complementary#9D518D, #9D6151
Tetradic#61519D, #9D5167, #8D9D51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G157
B135
Red81 (31.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue162.63°
Saturation (HSL)31.93%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 9D · B 87
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