Colour

#5D797E

#5D797E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5D797E is a cyan with RGB values 93, 121, 126 and HSL 189°, 15%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5D797E

RGBrgb(93, 121, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4745, 0.4941

RGB percentages36.5%, 47.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(189.1, 15.1%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 26.2%, 49.4%)

CMYK26.2%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,125,950

CSS custom property--colour: #5D797E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#A28681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#74777Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E727Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#537C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Dim grey · ΔE 11.6 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E625D

Analogous#5D7E73, #5D697E

Triadic#7E5D79, #797E5D

Split complementary#7E5D68, #7E735D

Tetradic#735D7E, #7E625D, #697E5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDD8DA

Lighter +30%#B0C1C4

Lighter +20%#92AAAF

Lighter +10%#759499

Darker −10%#475D61

Darker −20%#324143

Darker −30%#1C2426

Darker −40%#060809

More saturated +25%#428C99

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R93

G121

B126

Red93 (36.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue189.09°

Saturation (HSL)15.07%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 79 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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