Recognised as Colour
#5A9FAC
- #5A9FAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5A9FAC is a cyan with RGB values 90, 159, 172 and HSL 190°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5A9FAC#5A9FAC
HEX#5A9FAC
RGBrgb(90, 159, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6235, 0.6745
RGB percentages35.3%, 62.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(189.5, 33.1%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 47.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK47.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,939,116
CSS custom property--colour: #5A9FAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A56053
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC675A
Analogous#5AAC90, #5A76AC
Triadic#AC5A9F, #9FAC5A
Split complementary#AC5A76, #AC905A
Tetradic#905AAC, #AC675A, #76AC5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G159
B172
Red90 (35.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue189.51°
Saturation (HSL)33.06%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 9F · B AC
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