Recognised as Colour
#5BA697
- #5BA697
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5BA697 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 166, 151 and HSL 168°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5BA697#5BA697
HEX#5BA697
RGBrgb(91, 166, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.651, 0.5922
RGB percentages35.7%, 65.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(168, 29.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 45.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK45.2%, 0%, 9%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,006,423
CSS custom property--colour: #5BA697;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A45968
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A65B6A
Analogous#5BA671, #5B90A6
Triadic#975BA6, #A6975B
Split complementary#A65B90, #A6725B
Tetradic#715BA6, #A65B6A, #90A65B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G166
B151
Red91 (35.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)29.64%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G A6 · B 97
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