Colour
#5E9588
- #5E9588
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5E9588 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 149, 136 and HSL 166°, 23%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5E9588#5E9588
HEX#5E9588
RGBrgb(94, 149, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5843, 0.5333
RGB percentages36.9%, 58.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(165.8, 22.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.8, 36.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK36.9%, 0%, 8.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,198,664
CSS custom property--colour: #5E9588;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A16A77
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#955E6B
Analogous#5E956D, #5E8795
Triadic#885E95, #95885E
Split complementary#955E87, #956D5E
Tetradic#6C5E95, #955E6B, #87955E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G149
B136
Red94 (36.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue165.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 95 · B 88
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