Recognised as Colour
#5E7E88
- #5E7E88
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Slate grey
#5E7E88 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 126, 136 and HSL 194°, 18%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.
Colour values
#5E7E88#5E7E88
HEX#5E7E88
RGBrgb(94, 126, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4941, 0.5333
RGB percentages36.9%, 49.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(194.3, 18.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 30.9%, 53.3%)
CMYK30.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,192,776
CSS custom property--colour: #5E7E88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A18177
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88685E
Analogous#5E887D, #5E6988
Triadic#885E7E, #7E885E
Split complementary#885E69, #887D5E
Tetradic#7D5E88, #88685E, #69885E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G126
B136
Red94 (36.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue194.29°
Saturation (HSL)18.26%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 7E · B 88
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