Recognised as Colour
#5DA9AE
- #5DA9AE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5DA9AE is a cyan with RGB values 93, 169, 174 and HSL 184°, 33%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5DA9AE#5DA9AE
HEX#5DA9AE
RGBrgb(93, 169, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6627, 0.6824
RGB percentages36.5%, 66.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(183.7, 33.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 46.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK46.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,138,286
CSS custom property--colour: #5DA9AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A25651
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE625D
Analogous#5DAE8B, #5D81AE
Triadic#AE5DA9, #A9AE5D
Split complementary#AE5D81, #AE8B5D
Tetradic#8B5DAE, #AE625D, #81AE5D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G169
B174
Red93 (36.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue183.7°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G A9 · B AE
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