Colour
#5A8279
- #5A8279
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5A8279 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 130, 121 and HSL 167°, 18%, 43%. 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
#5A8279#5A8279
HEX#5A8279
RGBrgb(90, 130, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5098, 0.4745
RGB percentages35.3%, 51%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(166.5, 18.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.5, 30.8%, 51%)
CMYK30.8%, 0%, 6.9%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,931,641
CSS custom property--colour: #5A8279;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#A57D86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#825A63
Analogous#5A8265, #5A7782
Triadic#795A82, #82795A
Split complementary#825A77, #82655A
Tetradic#655A82, #825A63, #77825A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G130
B121
Red90 (35.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue166.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G 82 · B 79
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