Recognised as Colour
#5DACC1
- #5DACC1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5DACC1 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 172, 193 and HSL 193°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5DACC1#5DACC1
HEX#5DACC1
RGBrgb(93, 172, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6745, 0.7569
RGB percentages36.5%, 67.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(192.6, 44.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 51.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK51.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,139,073
CSS custom property--colour: #5DACC1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A2533E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1725D
Analogous#5DC1A4, #5D7AC1
Triadic#C15DAC, #ACC15D
Split complementary#C15D7A, #C1A45D
Tetradic#A45DC1, #C1725D, #7AC15D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G172
B193
Red93 (36.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue192.6°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G AC · B C1
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