Recognised as Colour

#558A7E

#558A7E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#558A7E is a cyan with RGB values 85, 138, 126 and HSL 166°, 24%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#558A7E

RGBrgb(85, 138, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5412, 0.4941

RGB percentages33.3%, 54.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(166.4, 23.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 38.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK38.4%, 0%, 8.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,606,014

CSS custom property--colour: #558A7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#AA7581

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86847Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7D7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#448C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2 Teal · ΔE 13.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A5561

Analogous#558A64, #557B8A

Triadic#7E558A, #8A7E55

Split complementary#8A557C, #8A6455

Tetradic#64558A, #8A5561, #7B8A55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCDFDB

Lighter +30%#ACCCC5

Lighter +20%#8DB8AF

Lighter +10%#6DA598

Darker −10%#426A61

Darker −20%#2E4B44

Darker −30%#1B2B28

Darker −40%#070C0B

More saturated +25%#39A68D

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R85

G138

B126

Red85 (33.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue166.42°

Saturation (HSL)23.77%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 8A · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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