Colour

#5E878F

#5E878F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5E878F is a cyan with RGB values 94, 135, 143 and HSL 190°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5E878F#5E878F

HEX#5E878F

RGBrgb(94, 135, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5294, 0.5608

RGB percentages36.9%, 52.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(189.8, 20.7%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 34.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK34.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,195,087

CSS custom property--colour: #5E878F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A17870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#787E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4C8B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 14.9 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Teal · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F665E

Analogous#5E8F7F, #5E6E8F

Triadic#8F5E87, #878F5E

Split complementary#8F5E6E, #8F7F5E

Tetradic#7F5E8F, #8F665E, #6E8F5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5E1E4

Lighter +30%#B7CBCF

Lighter +20%#98B5BB

Lighter +10%#799FA7

Darker −10%#4A6A70

Darker −20%#364D51

Darker −30%#213033

Darker −40%#0D1314

More saturated +25%#409BAD

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R94

G135

B143

Red94 (36.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue189.8°

Saturation (HSL)20.68%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 87 · B 8F

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