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Recognised as Colour

#5A99A7

  • #5A99A7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5A99A7 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 153, 167 and HSL 191°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5A99A7#5A99A7
HEX#5A99A7
RGBrgb(90, 153, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6, 0.6549
RGB percentages35.3%, 60%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(190.9, 30.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 46.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK46.1%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,937,575
CSS custom property--colour: #5A99A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#A56658

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E95A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#828CA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#349F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 16.7Teal · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7685A
Analogous#5AA78E, #5A73A7
Triadic#A75A99, #99A75A
Split complementary#A75A73, #A78E5A
Tetradic#8E5AA7, #A7685A, #73A75A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEBEE
Lighter +30%#BED7DC
Lighter +20%#9DC2CA
Lighter +10%#7BAEB9
Darker −10%#487B86
Darker −20%#365D65
Darker −30%#243E44
Darker −40%#122023
More saturated +25%#3AADC7
Less saturated −25%#7A8587

Channel breakdown

R90
G153
B167
Red90 (35.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 99 · B A7

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