Recognised as Colour

#5CA1BA

#5CA1BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CA1BA is a cyan with RGB values 92, 161, 186 and HSL 196°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CA1BA#5CA1BA

HEX#5CA1BA

RGBrgb(92, 161, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6314, 0.7294

RGB percentages36.1%, 63.1%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(196, 40.5%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196, 50.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK50.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,070,714

CSS custom property--colour: #5CA1BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#A35E45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939EBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8593BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#26A9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2 Sky blue · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA755C

Analogous#5CBAA4, #5C72BA

Triadic#BA5CA1, #A1BA5C

Split complementary#BA5C72, #BAA45C

Tetradic#A45CBA, #BA755C, #72BA5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBF4F7

Lighter +30%#C7DFE8

Lighter +20%#A4CAD8

Lighter +10%#80B6C9

Darker −10%#44879F

Darker −20%#34697C

Darker −30%#254A58

Darker −40%#162C34

More saturated +25%#3FAFD7

Less saturated −25%#79939D

Channel breakdown

R92

G161

B186

Red92 (36.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue195.96°

Saturation (HSL)40.52%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G A1 · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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