Recognised as Colour
#5AA4A9
- #5AA4A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5AA4A9 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 164, 169 and HSL 184°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5AA4A9#5AA4A9
HEX#5AA4A9
RGBrgb(90, 164, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6431, 0.6627
RGB percentages35.3%, 64.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(183.8, 31.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 46.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK46.7%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,940,393
CSS custom property--colour: #5AA4A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A55B56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A95F5A
Analogous#5AA987, #5A7CA9
Triadic#A95AA4, #A4A95A
Split complementary#A95A7C, #A9875A
Tetradic#875AA9, #A95F5A, #7CA95A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G164
B169
Red90 (35.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue183.8°
Saturation (HSL)31.47%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G A4 · B A9
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