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Recognised as Colour

#5CB0AE

  • #5CB0AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CB0AE is a cyan with RGB values 92, 176, 174 and HSL 179°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CB0AE#5CB0AE
HEX#5CB0AE
RGBrgb(92, 176, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6902, 0.6824
RGB percentages36.1%, 69%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(178.6, 34.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 47.7%, 69%)
CMYK47.7%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,074,542
CSS custom property--colour: #5CB0AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A34F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A9AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#999EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2CB4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8Teal · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B05C5E
Analogous#5CB084, #5C88B0
Triadic#AE5CB0, #B0AE5C
Split complementary#B05C88, #B0845C
Tetradic#845CB0, #B05C5E, #88B05C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F3F2
Lighter +30%#C3E2E1
Lighter +20%#A1D1D0
Lighter +10%#7EC1BF
Darker −10%#479290
Darker −20%#36706E
Darker −30%#264D4D
Darker −40%#152B2B
More saturated +25%#3ECECB
Less saturated −25%#7A9291

Channel breakdown

R92
G176
B174
Red92 (36.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue178.57°
Saturation (HSL)34.71%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G B0 · B AE

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