Colour

#5A7170

#5A7170
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A7170 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 113, 112 and HSL 177°, 11%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A7170

RGBrgb(90, 113, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4431, 0.4392

RGB percentages35.3%, 44.3%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(177.4, 11.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.4, 20.4%, 44.3%)

CMYK20.4%, 0%, 0.9%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,927,280

CSS custom property--colour: #5A7170;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#A58E8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6F70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#537271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1 Gray · ΔE 11.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#715A5B

Analogous#5A7165, #5A6771

Triadic#705A71, #71705A

Split complementary#715A67, #71655A

Tetradic#655A71, #715A5B, #67715A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D1D1

Lighter +30%#A9BBBA

Lighter +20%#8DA4A3

Lighter +10%#718D8C

Darker −10%#435554

Darker −20%#2D3838

Darker −30%#161C1C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#418A87

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R90

G113

B112

Red90 (35.3%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue177.39°

Saturation (HSL)11.33%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5A · G 71 · B 70

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