Recognised as Colour
#5EA4B4
- #5EA4B4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5EA4B4 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 164, 180 and HSL 191°, 36%, 54%. 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
#5EA4B4#5EA4B4
HEX#5EA4B4
RGBrgb(94, 164, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6431, 0.7059
RGB percentages36.9%, 64.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(191.2, 36.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 47.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK47.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,202,548
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA4B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#A15B4B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B46E5E
Analogous#5EB499, #5E79B4
Triadic#B45EA4, #A4B45E
Split complementary#B45E79, #B4995E
Tetradic#995EB4, #B46E5E, #79B45E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G164
B180
Red94 (36.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue191.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.44%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A4 · B B4
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