Recognised as Colour
#5D857C
- #5D857C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5D857C is a cyan with RGB values 93, 133, 124 and HSL 167°, 18%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5D857C#5D857C
HEX#5D857C
RGBrgb(93, 133, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5216, 0.4863
RGB percentages36.5%, 52.2%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(166.5, 17.7%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.5, 30.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 6.8%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,129,020
CSS custom property--colour: #5D857C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A27A83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#855D66
Analogous#5D8568, #5D7A85
Triadic#7C5D85, #857C5D
Split complementary#855D7A, #85685D
Tetradic#685D85, #855D66, #7A855D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G133
B124
Red93 (36.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue166.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G 85 · B 7C
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