Recognised as Colour
#5B9278
- #5B9278
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5B9278 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 146, 120 and HSL 152°, 23%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5B9278#5B9278
HEX#5B9278
RGBrgb(91, 146, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5725, 0.4706
RGB percentages35.7%, 57.3%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(151.6, 23.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.6, 37.7%, 57.3%)
CMYK37.7%, 0%, 17.8%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,001,272
CSS custom property--colour: #5B9278;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#A46D87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#925B75
Analogous#5B925C, #5B9192
Triadic#785B92, #92785B
Split complementary#925B91, #925D5B
Tetradic#5D5B92, #925B75, #91925B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G146
B120
Red91 (35.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue151.64°
Saturation (HSL)23.21%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G 92 · B 78
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