Recognised as Colour

#5D857F

#5D857F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5D857F is a cyan with RGB values 93, 133, 127 and HSL 171°, 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

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HEX#5D857F

RGBrgb(93, 133, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5216, 0.498

RGB percentages36.5%, 52.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(171, 17.7%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171, 30.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK30.1%, 0%, 4.5%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,129,023

CSS custom property--colour: #5D857F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#A27A80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81817Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7B80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#518783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 15.3 Teal · ΔE 16 Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#855D63

Analogous#5D856B, #5D7785

Triadic#7F5D85, #857F5D

Split complementary#855D77, #856B5D

Tetradic#6B5D85, #855D63, #77855D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0DEDC

Lighter +30%#B2C9C6

Lighter +20%#94B4AF

Lighter +10%#769F99

Darker −10%#486762

Darker −20%#334946

Darker −30%#1E2B29

Darker −40%#090D0C

More saturated +25%#41A193

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R93

G133

B127

Red93 (36.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue171°

Saturation (HSL)17.7%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5D · G 85 · B 7F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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