Recognised as Colour
#529BA1
- #529BA1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#529BA1 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 155, 161 and HSL 185°, 33%, 48%. 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
#529BA1#529BA1
HEX#529BA1
RGBrgb(82, 155, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6078, 0.6314
RGB percentages32.2%, 60.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(184.6, 32.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.6, 49.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK49.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,413,793
CSS custom property--colour: #529BA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#AD645E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A15852
Analogous#52A17F, #5273A1
Triadic#A1529B, #9BA152
Split complementary#A15273, #A18052
Tetradic#8052A1, #A15852, #73A152
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G155
B161
Red82 (32.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue184.56°
Saturation (HSL)32.51%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 9B · B A1
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