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Recognised as Colour

#5E7372

  • #5E7372
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E7372 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 115, 114 and HSL 177°, 10%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E7372#5E7372
HEX#5E7372
RGBrgb(94, 115, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.451, 0.4471
RGB percentages36.9%, 45.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(177.1, 10%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.1, 18.3%, 45.1%)
CMYK18.3%, 0%, 0.9%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,189,938
CSS custom property--colour: #5E7372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#A18C8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#587473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.5Gray · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#735E5F
Analogous#5E7368, #5E6A73
Triadic#725E73, #73725E
Split complementary#735E6A, #73685E
Tetradic#675E73, #735E5F, #6A735E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD3D3
Lighter +30%#AEBCBC
Lighter +20%#92A5A5
Lighter +10%#758F8D
Darker −10%#475756
Darker −20%#303B3A
Darker −30%#191F1F
Darker −40%#020303
More saturated +25%#448D8A
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R94
G115
B114
Red94 (36.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue177.14°
Saturation (HSL)10.05%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 73 · B 72

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