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Recognised as Colour

#5BB2A4

  • #5BB2A4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#5BB2A4 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 178, 164 and HSL 170°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#5BB2A4#5BB2A4
HEX#5BB2A4
RGBrgb(91, 178, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.698, 0.6431
RGB percentages35.7%, 69.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(170.3, 36.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 48.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK48.9%, 0%, 7.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,009,508
CSS custom property--colour: #5BB2A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A44D5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA9A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#31B5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 17Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25B69
Analogous#5BB279, #5B94B2
Triadic#A45BB2, #B2A45B
Split complementary#B25B94, #B2795B
Tetradic#795BB2, #B25B69, #94B25B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3F1
Lighter +30%#C3E3DE
Lighter +20%#A0D3CB
Lighter +10%#7EC2B7
Darker −10%#469488
Darker −20%#357268
Darker −30%#254F48
Darker −40%#152C28
More saturated +25%#3DD0B8
Less saturated −25%#799490

Channel breakdown

R91
G178
B164
Red91 (35.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue170.34°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G B2 · B A4

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