Recognised as Colour

#5D8585

#5D8585
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5D8585 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 133, 133 and HSL 180°, 18%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D8585

RGBrgb(93, 133, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5216, 0.5216

RGB percentages36.5%, 52.2%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(180, 17.7%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 30.1%, 52.2%)

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

24-bit integer6,129,029

CSS custom property--colour: #5D8585;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#A27A7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#787B85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4F8885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Teal · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#855D5D

Analogous#5D8571, #5D7185

Triadic#855D85, #85855D

Split complementary#855D71, #85715D

Tetradic#715D85, #855D5D, #71855D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0DEDE

Lighter +30%#B2C9C9

Lighter +20%#94B4B4

Lighter +10%#769F9F

Darker −10%#486767

Darker −20%#334949

Darker −30%#1E2B2B

Darker −40%#090D0D

More saturated +25%#41A1A1

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R93

G133

B133

Red93 (36.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)17.7%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 85 · B 85

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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