Recognised as Colour
#5B9683
- #5B9683
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5B9683 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 150, 131 and HSL 161°, 24%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5B9683#5B9683
HEX#5B9683
RGBrgb(91, 150, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5882, 0.5137
RGB percentages35.7%, 58.8%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(160.7, 24.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 39.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 0%, 12.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,002,307
CSS custom property--colour: #5B9683;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A4697C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#965B6E
Analogous#5B9665, #5B8C96
Triadic#835B96, #96835B
Split complementary#965B8B, #96655B
Tetradic#655B96, #965B6E, #8C965B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G150
B131
Red91 (35.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue160.68°
Saturation (HSL)24.48%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G 96 · B 83
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