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Recognised as Colour

#5DB0BA

  • #5DB0BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5DB0BA is a cyan with RGB values 93, 176, 186 and HSL 186°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5DB0BA#5DB0BA
HEX#5DB0BA
RGBrgb(93, 176, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6902, 0.7294
RGB percentages36.5%, 69%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(186.5, 40.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 50%, 72.9%)
CMYK50%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,140,090
CSS custom property--colour: #5DB0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A24F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#22B6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA675D
Analogous#5DBA96, #5D81BA
Triadic#BA5DB0, #B0BA5D
Split complementary#BA5D81, #BA955D
Tetradic#965DBA, #BA675D, #82BA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF6F7
Lighter +30%#C8E4E8
Lighter +20%#A5D3D8
Lighter +10%#81C1C9
Darker −10%#4496A0
Darker −20%#35747C
Darker −30%#265358
Darker −40%#163135
More saturated +25%#40C7D7
Less saturated −25%#7A999D

Channel breakdown

R93
G176
B186
Red93 (36.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue186.45°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G B0 · B BA

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