Recognised as Colour

#5EA5BA

#5EA5BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EA5BA is a cyan with RGB values 94, 165, 186 and HSL 194°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5EA5BA#5EA5BA

HEX#5EA5BA

RGBrgb(94, 165, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6471, 0.7294

RGB percentages36.9%, 64.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(193.7, 40%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 49.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK49.5%, 11.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,202,810

CSS custom property--colour: #5EA5BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#A15A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A97BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#2BACABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA735E

Analogous#5EBAA1, #5E77BA

Triadic#BA5EA5, #A5BA5E

Split complementary#BA5E77, #BAA15E

Tetradic#A15EBA, #BA735E, #77BA5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF5F7

Lighter +30%#C9E1E8

Lighter +20%#A5CDD9

Lighter +10%#82B9C9

Darker −10%#458BA0

Darker −20%#356C7D

Darker −30%#264D59

Darker −40%#172E35

More saturated +25%#41B5D7

Less saturated −25%#7B959D

Channel breakdown

R94

G165

B186

Red94 (36.9%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue193.7°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G A5 · B BA

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Colour values

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