Recognised as Colour

#5CB1C2

#5CB1C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CB1C2 is a cyan with RGB values 92, 177, 194 and HSL 190°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CB1C2#5CB1C2

HEX#5CB1C2

RGBrgb(92, 177, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6941, 0.7608

RGB percentages36.1%, 69.4%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(190, 45.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190, 52.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK52.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,074,818

CSS custom property--colour: #5CB1C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#A34E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3ACC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A0C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0DB8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.3 Sky blue · ΔE 13.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5 Light blue · ΔE 19.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C26D5C

Analogous#5CC2A0, #5C7EC2

Triadic#C25CB1, #B1C25C

Split complementary#C25C7E, #C2A05C

Tetradic#A05CC2, #C26D5C, #7EC25C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F8FA

Lighter +30%#CBE6EC

Lighter +20%#A6D5DE

Lighter +10%#81C3D0

Darker −10%#4099AB

Darker −20%#327886

Darker −30%#245761

Darker −40%#16353C

More saturated +25%#40C4DE

Less saturated −25%#789EA6

Channel breakdown

R92

G177

B194

Red92 (36.1%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue190°

Saturation (HSL)45.54%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G B1 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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