Recognised as Colour
#5398A5
- #5398A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5398A5 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 152, 165 and HSL 190°, 33%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5398A5#5398A5
HEX#5398A5
RGBrgb(83, 152, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5961, 0.6471
RGB percentages32.5%, 59.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(189.5, 33.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 49.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK49.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,478,565
CSS custom property--colour: #5398A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#AC675A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A56053
Analogous#53A589, #536FA5
Triadic#A55398, #98A553
Split complementary#A5536F, #A58953
Tetradic#8953A5, #A56053, #6FA553
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G152
B165
Red83 (32.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue189.51°
Saturation (HSL)33.06%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 98 · B A5
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