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Recognised as Colour

#5CB6BE

  • #5CB6BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CB6BE is a cyan with RGB values 92, 182, 190 and HSL 185°, 43%, 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

#5CB6BE#5CB6BE
HEX#5CB6BE
RGBrgb(92, 182, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.7137, 0.7451
RGB percentages36.1%, 71.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(184.9, 43%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 51.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK51.6%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,076,094
CSS custom property--colour: #5CB6BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#A34941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAAFBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA4BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#13BCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Light seagreen · ΔE 14.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE645C
Analogous#5CBE95, #5C85BE
Triadic#BE5CB6, #B6BE5C
Split complementary#BE5C85, #BE955C
Tetradic#955CBE, #BE645C, #85BE5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF7F8
Lighter +30%#C9E7EA
Lighter +20%#A5D7DB
Lighter +10%#80C6CD
Darker −10%#429DA5
Darker −20%#337A81
Darker −30%#25585C
Darker −40%#163538
More saturated +25%#40CEDB
Less saturated −25%#799EA2

Channel breakdown

R92
G182
B190
Red92 (36.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue184.9°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G B6 · B BE

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