Recognised as Colour
#5D8980
- #5D8980
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5D8980 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 137, 128 and HSL 168°, 19%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5D8980#5D8980
HEX#5D8980
RGBrgb(93, 137, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5373, 0.502
RGB percentages36.5%, 53.7%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(167.7, 19.1%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.7, 32.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK32.1%, 0%, 6.6%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,130,048
CSS custom property--colour: #5D8980;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A2767F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#895D66
Analogous#5D896A, #5D7C89
Triadic#805D89, #89805D
Split complementary#895D7C, #896A5D
Tetradic#6A5D89, #895D66, #7C895D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G137
B128
Red93 (36.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue167.73°
Saturation (HSL)19.13%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G 89 · B 80
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