Colour

#5E888D

#5E888D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5E888D is a cyan with RGB values 94, 136, 141 and HSL 186°, 20%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5E888D#5E888D

HEX#5E888D

RGBrgb(94, 136, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5333, 0.5529

RGB percentages36.9%, 53.3%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(186.4, 20%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 33.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK33.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,195,341

CSS custom property--colour: #5E888D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A17772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82858Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#797E8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4D8B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8 Slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 15 Teal · ΔE 16.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D635E

Analogous#5E8D7A, #5E718D

Triadic#8D5E88, #888D5E

Split complementary#8D5E71, #8D7B5E

Tetradic#7A5E8D, #8D635E, #708D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4E1E3

Lighter +30%#B6CCCE

Lighter +20%#97B6BA

Lighter +10%#79A1A5

Darker −10%#4A6A6E

Darker −20%#354D50

Darker −30%#212F31

Darker −40%#0C1213

More saturated +25%#419FAA

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R94

G136

B141

Red94 (36.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue186.38°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 88 · B 8D

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