Colour
#549E8B
- #549E8B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#549E8B is a cyan with RGB values 84, 158, 139 and HSL 165°, 31%, 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
#549E8B#549E8B
HEX#549E8B
RGBrgb(84, 158, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.6196, 0.5451
RGB percentages32.9%, 62%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(164.6, 30.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 46.8%, 62%)
CMYK46.8%, 0%, 12%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,545,611
CSS custom property--colour: #549E8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#AB6174
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E5467
Analogous#549E66, #548C9E
Triadic#8B549E, #9E8B54
Split complementary#9E548C, #9E6654
Tetradic#66549E, #9E5467, #8C9E54
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R84
G158
B139
Red84 (32.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue164.59°
Saturation (HSL)30.58%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 54 · G 9E · B 8B
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