Recognised as Colour
#5DB594
- #5DB594
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#5DB594 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 181, 148 and HSL 158°, 37%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#5DB594#5DB594
HEX#5DB594
RGBrgb(93, 181, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7098, 0.5804
RGB percentages36.5%, 71%, 58%
HSLhsl(157.5, 37.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 48.6%, 71%)
CMYK48.6%, 0%, 18.2%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,141,332
CSS custom property--colour: #5DB594;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#A24A6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B55D7E
Analogous#5DB568, #5DAAB5
Triadic#945DB5, #B5945D
Split complementary#B55DAA, #B5685D
Tetradic#685DB5, #B55D7E, #AAB55D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G181
B148
Red93 (36.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.29%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G B5 · B 94
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