Recognised as Colour
#5E8E83
- #5E8E83
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5E8E83 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 142, 131 and HSL 166°, 20%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5E8E83#5E8E83
HEX#5E8E83
RGBrgb(94, 142, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5569, 0.5137
RGB percentages36.9%, 55.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(166.2, 20.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 33.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK33.8%, 0%, 7.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,196,867
CSS custom property--colour: #5E8E83;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A1717C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E5E69
Analogous#5E8E6B, #5E818E
Triadic#835E8E, #8E835E
Split complementary#8E5E81, #8E6B5E
Tetradic#6B5E8E, #8E5E69, #818E5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G142
B131
Red94 (36.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue166.25°
Saturation (HSL)20.34%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 8E · B 83
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