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Colour

#5AAFB5

  • #5AAFB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5AAFB5 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 175, 181 and HSL 184°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5AAFB5#5AAFB5
HEX#5AAFB5
RGBrgb(90, 175, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6863, 0.7098
RGB percentages35.3%, 68.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(184, 38.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 50.3%, 71%)
CMYK50.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,943,221
CSS custom property--colour: #5AAFB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A5504A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A9B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#959DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1EB4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.9Light seagreen · ΔE 14.3Dark cyan · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 17Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5605A
Analogous#5AB58D, #5A82B5
Triadic#B55AAF, #AFB55A
Split complementary#B55A82, #B58E5A
Tetradic#8D5AB5, #B5605A, #81B55A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F3F4
Lighter +30%#C4E2E4
Lighter +20%#A0D1D5
Lighter +10%#7DC0C5
Darker −10%#449298
Darker −20%#347075
Darker −30%#254F51
Darker −40%#152D2E
More saturated +25%#3CC9D3
Less saturated −25%#789597

Channel breakdown

R90
G175
B181
Red90 (35.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue183.96°
Saturation (HSL)38.08%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G AF · B B5

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