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Recognised as Colour

#5E7974

  • #5E7974
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E7974 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 121, 116 and HSL 169°, 13%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E7974#5E7974
HEX#5E7974
RGBrgb(94, 121, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4745, 0.4549
RGB percentages36.9%, 47.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(168.9, 12.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 22.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 4.1%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,191,476
CSS custom property--colour: #5E7974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A1868B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#717274no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#577A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#795E63
Analogous#5E7967, #5E7079
Triadic#745E79, #79745E
Split complementary#795E71, #79675E
Tetradic#675E79, #795E63, #70795E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD7D5
Lighter +30%#AFC1BE
Lighter +20%#92ABA6
Lighter +10%#76948F
Darker −10%#485C58
Darker −20%#31403D
Darker −30%#1B2321
Darker −40%#050606
More saturated +25%#439485
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R94
G121
B116
Red94 (36.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue168.89°
Saturation (HSL)12.56%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 79 · B 74

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