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Recognised as Colour

#5D878F

  • #5D878F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5D878F is a cyan with RGB values 93, 135, 143 and HSL 190°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5D878F#5D878F
HEX#5D878F
RGBrgb(93, 135, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5294, 0.5608
RGB percentages36.5%, 52.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(189.6, 21.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 35%, 56.1%)
CMYK35%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,129,551
CSS custom property--colour: #5D878F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A27870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#777D8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4B8B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 15.2Teal · ΔE 17.4Dim grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F655D
Analogous#5D8F7E, #5D6E8F
Triadic#8F5D87, #878F5D
Split complementary#8F5D6E, #8F7E5D
Tetradic#7E5D8F, #8F655D, #6E8F5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E1E3
Lighter +30%#B6CBCF
Lighter +20%#97B5BB
Lighter +10%#78A0A7
Darker −10%#496A70
Darker −20%#354D51
Darker −30%#212F32
Darker −40%#0D1213
More saturated +25%#3F9BAD
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R93
G135
B143
Red93 (36.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue189.6°
Saturation (HSL)21.19%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 87 · B 8F

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