Recognised as Colour
#5BA8B8
- #5BA8B8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5BA8B8 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 168, 184 and HSL 190°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5BA8B8#5BA8B8
HEX#5BA8B8
RGBrgb(91, 168, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.6588, 0.7216
RGB percentages35.7%, 65.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(190.3, 39.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 50.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK50.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,006,968
CSS custom property--colour: #5BA8B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A45747
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B86B5B
Analogous#5BB899, #5B7AB8
Triadic#B85BA8, #A8B85B
Split complementary#B85B7A, #B8995B
Tetradic#995BB8, #B86B5B, #7AB85B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G168
B184
Red91 (35.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue190.32°
Saturation (HSL)39.57%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G A8 · B B8
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