Colour

#55837F

#55837F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#55837F is a cyan with RGB values 85, 131, 127 and HSL 175°, 21%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#55837F#55837F

HEX#55837F

RGBrgb(85, 131, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5137, 0.498

RGB percentages33.3%, 51.4%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(174.8, 21.3%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 35.1%, 51.4%)

CMYK35.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,604,223

CSS custom property--colour: #55837F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#AA7C80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7E7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#767880no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#458582no 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 text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1 Teal · ΔE 13.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#835559

Analogous#558368, #557083

Triadic#7F5583, #837F55

Split complementary#835570, #836855

Tetradic#685583, #835559, #708355

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8DCDA

Lighter +30%#A9C8C5

Lighter +20%#8BB3B0

Lighter +10%#6C9F9B

Darker −10%#416461

Darker −20%#2D4543

Darker −30%#192625

Darker −40%#050707

More saturated +25%#3A9E95

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R85

G131

B127

Red85 (33.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue174.78°

Saturation (HSL)21.3%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 83 · B 7F

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