Recognised as Colour
#5C9998
- #5C9998
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5C9998 is a cyan with RGB values 92, 153, 152 and HSL 179°, 25%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5C9998#5C9998
HEX#5C9998
RGBrgb(92, 153, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6, 0.5961
RGB percentages36.1%, 60%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(179, 24.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 39.9%, 60%)
CMYK39.9%, 0%, 0.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,068,632
CSS custom property--colour: #5C9998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A36667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#995C5D
Analogous#5C997A, #5C7B99
Triadic#985C99, #99985C
Split complementary#995C7B, #997A5C
Tetradic#7A5C99, #995C5D, #7B995C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G153
B152
Red92 (36.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue179.02°
Saturation (HSL)24.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G 99 · B 98
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