Recognised as Colour
#5E9788
- #5E9788
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5E9788 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 151, 136 and HSL 164°, 23%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5E9788#5E9788
HEX#5E9788
RGBrgb(94, 151, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5922, 0.5333
RGB percentages36.9%, 59.2%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(164.2, 23.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 37.7%, 59.2%)
CMYK37.7%, 0%, 9.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,199,176
CSS custom property--colour: #5E9788;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A16877
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#975E6D
Analogous#5E976C, #5E8A97
Triadic#885E97, #97885E
Split complementary#975E89, #976C5E
Tetradic#6C5E97, #975E6D, #8A975E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G151
B136
Red94 (36.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue164.21°
Saturation (HSL)23.27%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 97 · B 88
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