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Recognised as Colour

#5C997A

  • #5C997A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#5C997A is a green with RGB values 92, 153, 122 and HSL 150°, 25%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#5C997A#5C997A
HEX#5C997A
RGBrgb(92, 153, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6, 0.4784
RGB percentages36.1%, 60%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(149.5, 24.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.5, 39.9%, 60%)
CMYK39.9%, 0%, 20.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,068,602
CSS custom property--colour: #5C997A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A36685

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#989178no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8A7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D9990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#995C7B
Analogous#5C995C, #5C9998
Triadic#7A5C99, #997A5C
Split complementary#985C99, #995C5C
Tetradic#5C5C99, #995C7B, #99995C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D9E8E0
Lighter +30%#B9D5C7
Lighter +20%#99C2AD
Lighter +10%#79AF94
Darker −10%#497961
Darker −20%#365947
Darker −30%#23392E
Darker −40%#0F1A14
More saturated +25%#3DB879
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R92
G153
B122
Red92 (36.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue149.51°
Saturation (HSL)24.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G 99 · B 7A

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