Recognised as Colour

#5EA99A

#5EA99A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EA99A is a cyan with RGB values 94, 169, 154 and HSL 168°, 30%, 52%. 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

#5EA99A#5EA99A

HEX#5EA99A

RGBrgb(94, 169, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6627, 0.6039

RGB percentages36.9%, 66.3%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(168, 30.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168, 44.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK44.4%, 0%, 8.9%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,203,802

CSS custom property--colour: #5EA99A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33089WCAG 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 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#A15665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#97989Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#41ABA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9 Teal · ΔE 18.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A95E6D

Analogous#5EA974, #5E93A9

Triadic#9A5EA9, #A99A5E

Split complementary#A95E93, #A9755E

Tetradic#745EA9, #A95E6D, #93A95E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3F0ED

Lighter +30%#C2DED9

Lighter +20%#A0CDC4

Lighter +10%#7FBBAF

Darker −10%#4A8A7D

Darker −20%#38695F

Darker −30%#264841

Darker −40%#152623

More saturated +25%#3FC8AD

Less saturated −25%#7D8A87

Channel breakdown

R94

G169

B154

Red94 (36.9%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue168°

Saturation (HSL)30.36%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5E · G A9 · B 9A

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Colour values

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