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Colour

#5D998F

  • #5D998F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5D998F is a cyan with RGB values 93, 153, 143 and HSL 170°, 24%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5D998F#5D998F
HEX#5D998F
RGBrgb(93, 153, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6, 0.5608
RGB percentages36.5%, 60%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(170, 24.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 39.2%, 60%)
CMYK39.2%, 0%, 6.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,134,159
CSS custom property--colour: #5D998F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A26670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94938Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#898B90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#479B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.2Dark cyan · ΔE 13.7Teal · ΔE 14.9Light seagreen · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Gray · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#995D67
Analogous#5D9971, #5D8599
Triadic#8F5D99, #998F5D
Split complementary#995D85, #99715D
Tetradic#715D99, #995D67, #85995D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE8E6
Lighter +30%#BAD5D1
Lighter +20%#9AC2BB
Lighter +10%#7BAEA6
Darker −10%#4A7971
Darker −20%#365A54
Darker −30%#233A36
Darker −40%#101A18
More saturated +25%#3EB8A3
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R93
G153
B143
Red93 (36.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)24.39%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G 99 · B 8F

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