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Recognised as Colour

#5C889D

  • #5C889D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#5C889D is a cyan with RGB values 92, 136, 157 and HSL 199°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#5C889D#5C889D
HEX#5C889D
RGBrgb(92, 136, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5333, 0.6157
RGB percentages36.1%, 53.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(199.4, 26.1%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 41.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK41.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,064,285
CSS custom property--colour: #5C889D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#A37762

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D869Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#747F9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#428E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8Slate grey · ΔE 9.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D715C
Analogous#5C9D92, #5C689D
Triadic#9D5C88, #889D5C
Split complementary#9D5C68, #9D925C
Tetradic#925C9D, #9D715C, #689D5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE5EA
Lighter +30%#BBCED7
Lighter +20%#9BB7C4
Lighter +10%#7BA0B1
Darker −10%#496C7D
Darker −20%#36505D
Darker −30%#23343D
Darker −40%#11191C
More saturated +25%#3D93BC
Less saturated −25%#7B7D7E

Channel breakdown

R92
G136
B157
Red92 (36.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue199.38°
Saturation (HSL)26.1%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 88 · B 9D

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