Recognised as Colour
#5CAAAA
- #5CAAAA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5CAAAA is a cyan with RGB values 92, 170, 170 and HSL 180°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5CAAAA#5CAAAA
HEX#5CAAAA
RGBrgb(92, 170, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6667, 0.6667
RGB percentages36.1%, 66.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(180, 31.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,073,002
CSS custom property--colour: #5CAAAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A35555
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA5C5C
Analogous#5CAA83, #5C83AA
Triadic#AA5CAA, #AAAA5C
Split complementary#AA5C83, #AA835C
Tetradic#835CAA, #AA5C5C, #83AA5C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G170
B170
Red92 (36.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 5C · G AA · B AA
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