Colour
#5C9FA9
- #5C9FA9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5C9FA9 is a cyan with RGB values 92, 159, 169 and HSL 188°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5C9FA9#5C9FA9
HEX#5C9FA9
RGBrgb(92, 159, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6235, 0.6627
RGB percentages36.1%, 62.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(187.8, 30.9%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 45.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK45.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,070,185
CSS custom property--colour: #5C9FA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A36056
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9665C
Analogous#5CA98D, #5C78A9
Triadic#A95C9F, #9FA95C
Split complementary#A95C78, #A98D5C
Tetradic#8D5CA9, #A9665C, #78A95C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G159
B169
Red92 (36.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue187.79°
Saturation (HSL)30.92%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 9F · B A9
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