Recognised as Colour
#5BB293
- #5BB293
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#5BB293 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 178, 147 and HSL 159°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#5BB293#5BB293
HEX#5BB293
RGBrgb(91, 178, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.698, 0.5765
RGB percentages35.7%, 69.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(158.6, 36.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 48.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK48.9%, 0%, 17.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,009,491
CSS custom property--colour: #5BB293;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A44D6C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B25B7A
Analogous#5BB268, #5BA5B2
Triadic#935BB2, #B2935B
Split complementary#B25BA5, #B2685B
Tetradic#685BB2, #B25B7A, #A5B25B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G178
B147
Red91 (35.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue158.62°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G B2 · B 93
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