Recognised as Colour
#5EA7A7
- #5EA7A7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5EA7A7 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 167, 167 and HSL 180°, 29%, 51%. 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
#5EA7A7#5EA7A7
HEX#5EA7A7
RGBrgb(94, 167, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6549, 0.6549
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(180, 29.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 43.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK43.7%, 0%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,303
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA7A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#A15858
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A75E5E
Analogous#5EA783, #5E83A7
Triadic#A75EA7, #A7A75E
Split complementary#A75E83, #A7835E
Tetradic#835EA7, #A75E5E, #83A75E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G167
B167
Red94 (36.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)29.32%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A7 · B A7
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