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Colour

#5B736D

  • #5B736D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B736D is a cyan with RGB values 91, 115, 109 and HSL 165°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B736D#5B736D
HEX#5B736D
RGBrgb(91, 115, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.451, 0.4275
RGB percentages35.7%, 45.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(165, 11.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 20.9%, 45.1%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 5.2%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,993,325
CSS custom property--colour: #5B736D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#A48C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71706Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6D6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#557471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.3Gray · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 15Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#735B61
Analogous#5B7361, #5B6D73
Triadic#6D5B73, #736D5B
Split complementary#735B6D, #73615B
Tetradic#615B73, #735B61, #6D735B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D3D0
Lighter +30%#ABBCB8
Lighter +20%#8EA6A0
Lighter +10%#728F88
Darker −10%#445752
Darker −20%#2E3A37
Darker −30%#171E1C
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#418D7A
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R91
G115
B109
Red91 (35.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)11.65%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G 73 · B 6D

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