Recognised as Colour
#5597A0
- #5597A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5597A0 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 151, 160 and HSL 187°, 31%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5597A0#5597A0
HEX#5597A0
RGBrgb(85, 151, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5922, 0.6275
RGB percentages33.3%, 59.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(187.2, 30.6%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 46.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK46.9%, 5.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,609,376
CSS custom property--colour: #5597A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#AA685F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A05E55
Analogous#55A084, #5571A0
Triadic#A05597, #97A055
Split complementary#A05571, #A08455
Tetradic#8455A0, #A05E55, #71A055
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G151
B160
Red85 (33.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue187.2°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 97 · B A0
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