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Colour

#5D9D8A

  • #5D9D8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5D9D8A is a cyan with RGB values 93, 157, 138 and HSL 162°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5D9D8A#5D9D8A
HEX#5D9D8A
RGBrgb(93, 157, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6157, 0.5412
RGB percentages36.5%, 61.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(162.2, 25.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 40.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK40.8%, 0%, 12.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,135,178
CSS custom property--colour: #5D9D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#A26275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#499E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Teal · ΔE 17.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D5D70
Analogous#5D9D6A, #5D909D
Triadic#8A5D9D, #9D8A5D
Split complementary#9D5D90, #9D6A5D
Tetradic#6A5D9D, #9D5D70, #909D5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEAE6
Lighter +30%#BCD7CF
Lighter +20%#9CC4B8
Lighter +10%#7CB1A1
Darker −10%#4A7D6E
Darker −20%#375D52
Darker −30%#243D36
Darker −40%#111D19
More saturated +25%#3EBC97
Less saturated −25%#7C7E7D

Channel breakdown

R93
G157
B138
Red93 (36.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue162.19°
Saturation (HSL)25.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G 9D · B 8A

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