Recognised as Colour
#5AA594
- #5AA594
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5AA594 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 165, 148 and HSL 166°, 29%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5AA594#5AA594
HEX#5AA594
RGBrgb(90, 165, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6471, 0.5804
RGB percentages35.3%, 64.7%, 58%
HSLhsl(166.4, 29.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 45.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 10.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,940,628
CSS custom property--colour: #5AA594;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#A55A6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A55A6B
Analogous#5AA56E, #5A91A5
Triadic#945AA5, #A5945A
Split complementary#A55A91, #A56E5A
Tetradic#6E5AA5, #A55A6B, #91A55A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G165
B148
Red90 (35.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue166.4°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G A5 · B 94
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