Recognised as Colour

#5E8273

#5E8273
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5E8273 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 130, 115 and HSL 155°, 16%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E8273

RGBrgb(94, 130, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5098, 0.451

RGB percentages36.9%, 51%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(155, 16.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155, 27.7%, 51%)

CMYK27.7%, 0%, 11.5%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,193,779

CSS custom property--colour: #5E8273;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19583WCAG 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 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#A17D8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#56827Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.5 Gray · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Teal · ΔE 18.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#825E6D

Analogous#5E8261, #5E7F82

Triadic#735E82, #82735E

Split complementary#825E7F, #82615E

Tetradic#615E82, #825E6D, #7F825E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFDDD7

Lighter +30%#B2C7BE

Lighter +20%#94B2A5

Lighter +10%#779C8D

Darker −10%#496459

Darker −20%#33473F

Darker −30%#1E2924

Darker −40%#080C0A

More saturated +25%#429E78

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R94

G130

B115

Red94 (36.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue155°

Saturation (HSL)16.07%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5E · G 82 · B 73

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