Recognised as Colour
#5BA196
- #5BA196
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5BA196 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 161, 150 and HSL 171°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5BA196#5BA196
HEX#5BA196
RGBrgb(91, 161, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.6314, 0.5882
RGB percentages35.7%, 63.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(170.6, 27.8%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 43.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 6.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,005,142
CSS custom property--colour: #5BA196;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A45E69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A15B66
Analogous#5BA173, #5B89A1
Triadic#965BA1, #A1965B
Split complementary#A15B89, #A1735B
Tetradic#735BA1, #A15B66, #89A15B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G161
B150
Red91 (35.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue170.57°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G A1 · B 96
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