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Recognised as Colour

#5CB6BC

  • #5CB6BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CB6BC is a cyan with RGB values 92, 182, 188 and HSL 184°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CB6BC#5CB6BC
HEX#5CB6BC
RGBrgb(92, 182, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.7137, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.1%, 71.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(183.8, 41.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 51.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK51.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,076,092
CSS custom property--colour: #5CB6BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#A34943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABAFBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#17BCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.4Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Dark cyan · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC625C
Analogous#5CBC92, #5C86BC
Triadic#BC5CB6, #B6BC5C
Split complementary#BC5C86, #BC925C
Tetradic#925CBC, #BC625C, #86BC5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF7F7
Lighter +30%#C8E7E9
Lighter +20%#A4D6DA
Lighter +10%#80C6CB
Darker −10%#439CA2
Darker −20%#347A7E
Darker −30%#25575A
Darker −40%#163436
More saturated +25%#3FCFD9
Less saturated −25%#799D9F

Channel breakdown

R92
G182
B188
Red92 (36.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue183.75°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G B6 · B BC

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