Colour

#5B797B

#5B797B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B797B is a cyan with RGB values 91, 121, 123 and HSL 184°, 15%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B797B

RGBrgb(91, 121, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4745, 0.4824

RGB percentages35.7%, 47.5%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(183.8, 15%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 26%, 48.2%)

CMYK26%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,994,875

CSS custom property--colour: #5B797B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#A48684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75767Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F727Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#517B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Gray · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7B5D5B

Analogous#5B7B6D, #5B697B

Triadic#7B5B79, #797B5B

Split complementary#7B5B69, #7B6D5B

Tetradic#6D5B7B, #7B5D5B, #697B5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CAD7D8

Lighter +30%#ADC1C2

Lighter +20%#8FABAD

Lighter +10%#729597

Darker −10%#455C5E

Darker −20%#303F40

Darker −30%#1A2223

Darker −40%#040606

More saturated +25%#409096

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R91

G121

B123

Red91 (35.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue183.75°

Saturation (HSL)14.95%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 79 · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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