Recognised as Colour

#5C99AC

#5C99AC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5C99AC is a cyan with RGB values 92, 153, 172 and HSL 194°, 33%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5C99AC#5C99AC

HEX#5C99AC

RGBrgb(92, 153, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6, 0.6745

RGB percentages36.1%, 60%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(194.3, 32.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 46.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK46.5%, 11%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,068,652

CSS custom property--colour: #5C99AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#A36653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D96ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#818CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#359F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2 Teal · ΔE 20 Sky blue · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AC6F5C

Analogous#5CAC97, #5C71AC

Triadic#AC5C99, #99AC5C

Split complementary#AC5C71, #AC975C

Tetradic#975CAC, #AC6F5C, #71AC5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3EEF1

Lighter +30%#C1D8E0

Lighter +20%#A0C3CE

Lighter +10%#7EAEBD

Darker −10%#487D8D

Darker −20%#375F6B

Darker −30%#25414A

Darker −40%#142328

More saturated +25%#3DA9CB

Less saturated −25%#7B898D

Channel breakdown

R92

G153

B172

Red92 (36.1%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue194.25°

Saturation (HSL)32.52%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 99 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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