Recognised as Colour

#5EA2BE

#5EA2BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EA2BE is a cyan with RGB values 94, 162, 190 and HSL 198°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5EA2BE

RGBrgb(94, 162, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6353, 0.7451

RGB percentages36.9%, 63.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(197.5, 42.5%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 50.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK50.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,202,046

CSS custom property--colour: #5EA2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#A15D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#8595BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#27AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15 Sky blue · ΔE 16 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE7A5E

Analogous#5EBEAA, #5E72BE

Triadic#BE5EA2, #A2BE5E

Split complementary#BE5E72, #BEAA5E

Tetradic#AA5EBE, #BE7A5E, #72BE5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF6F9

Lighter +30%#CBE1EA

Lighter +20%#A7CCDB

Lighter +10%#82B7CD

Darker −10%#4389A6

Darker −20%#346B82

Darker −30%#264D5D

Darker −40%#172F39

More saturated +25%#42AEDA

Less saturated −25%#7A96A2

Channel breakdown

R94

G162

B190

Red94 (36.9%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue197.5°

Saturation (HSL)42.48%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G A2 · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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