Recognised as Colour
#5DA0A4
- #5DA0A4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5DA0A4 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 160, 164 and HSL 183°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5DA0A4#5DA0A4
HEX#5DA0A4
RGBrgb(93, 160, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6275, 0.6431
RGB percentages36.5%, 62.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(183.4, 28.1%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 43.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK43.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,135,972
CSS custom property--colour: #5DA0A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A25F5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4615D
Analogous#5DA484, #5D7DA4
Triadic#A45DA0, #A0A45D
Split complementary#A45D7D, #A4845D
Tetradic#845DA4, #A4615D, #7DA45D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G160
B164
Red93 (36.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue183.38°
Saturation (HSL)28.06%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G A0 · B A4
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