Recognised as Colour
#519D94
- #519D94
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#519D94 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 157, 148 and HSL 173°, 32%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#519D94#519D94
HEX#519D94
RGBrgb(81, 157, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6157, 0.5804
RGB percentages31.8%, 61.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(172.9, 31.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 48.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 5.7%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,348,756
CSS custom property--colour: #519D94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#AE626B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D515A
Analogous#519D6E, #51809D
Triadic#94519D, #9D9451
Split complementary#9D5180, #9D6E51
Tetradic#6E519D, #9D515A, #809D51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G157
B148
Red81 (31.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue172.89°
Saturation (HSL)31.93%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 9D · B 94
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