Colour

#536C60

#536C60
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#536C60 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 108, 96 and HSL 151°, 13%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#536C60#536C60

HEX#536C60

RGBrgb(83, 108, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4235, 0.3765

RGB percentages32.5%, 42.4%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(151.2, 13.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(151.2, 23.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK23.1%, 0%, 11.1%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,467,232

CSS custom property--colour: #536C60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#AC939F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B685Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#666561no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4E6C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Teal · ΔE 21.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6C535F

Analogous#536C54, #536B6C

Triadic#60536C, #6C6053

Split complementary#6C536B, #6C5453

Tetradic#54536C, #6C535F, #6C6C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BECDC6

Lighter +30%#A1B7AC

Lighter +20%#84A193

Lighter +10%#69897A

Darker −10%#3D4F46

Darker −20%#27322D

Darker −30%#111513

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B8461

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R83

G108

B96

Red83 (32.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue151.2°

Saturation (HSL)13.09%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 53 · G 6C · B 60

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Colour values

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