Colour
#5A937D
- #5A937D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5A937D is a cyan with RGB values 90, 147, 125 and HSL 157°, 24%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5A937D#5A937D
HEX#5A937D
RGBrgb(90, 147, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5765, 0.4902
RGB percentages35.3%, 57.6%, 49%
HSLhsl(156.8, 24.1%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.8, 38.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 15%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,935,997
CSS custom property--colour: #5A937D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A56C82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#935A70
Analogous#5A9361, #5A8C93
Triadic#7D5A93, #937D5A
Split complementary#935A8C, #93615A
Tetradic#615A93, #935A70, #8C935A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G147
B125
Red90 (35.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue156.84°
Saturation (HSL)24.05%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G 93 · B 7D
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