Recognised as Colour
#5CA0AA
- #5CA0AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5CA0AA is a cyan with RGB values 92, 160, 170 and HSL 188°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5CA0AA#5CA0AA
HEX#5CA0AA
RGBrgb(92, 160, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6275, 0.6667
RGB percentages36.1%, 62.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(187.7, 31.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK45.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,070,442
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA0AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A35F55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA665C
Analogous#5CAA8D, #5C79AA
Triadic#AA5CA0, #A0AA5C
Split complementary#AA5C79, #AA8D5C
Tetradic#8D5CAA, #AA665C, #79AA5C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G160
B170
Red92 (36.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue187.69°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A0 · B AA
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