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Colour

#5C8E79

  • #5C8E79
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5C8E79 is a cyan with RGB values 92, 142, 121 and HSL 155°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5C8E79#5C8E79
HEX#5C8E79
RGBrgb(92, 142, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5569, 0.4745
RGB percentages36.1%, 55.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(154.8, 21.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.8, 35.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 14.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,065,785
CSS custom property--colour: #5C8E79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#A37186

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8778no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#83817Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#508E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Teal · ΔE 17.4Dark cyan · ΔE 17.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 21Gray · ΔE 22.5Light seagreen · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E5C71
Analogous#5C8E60, #5C8A8E
Triadic#795C8E, #8E795C
Split complementary#8E5C8A, #8E605C
Tetradic#605C8E, #8E5C71, #8A8E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E3DC
Lighter +30%#B4CFC4
Lighter +20%#95BBAB
Lighter +10%#76A792
Darker −10%#486F5F
Darker −20%#345044
Darker −30%#20312A
Darker −40%#0C1210
More saturated +25%#3FAB7E
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R92
G142
B121
Red92 (36.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue154.8°
Saturation (HSL)21.37%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G 8E · B 79

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