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Recognised as Colour

#5EAA9B

  • #5EAA9B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EAA9B is a cyan with RGB values 94, 170, 155 and HSL 168°, 31%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5EAA9B#5EAA9B
HEX#5EAA9B
RGBrgb(94, 170, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6667, 0.6078
RGB percentages36.9%, 66.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(168.2, 30.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 44.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK44.7%, 0%, 8.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,204,059
CSS custom property--colour: #5EAA9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A15564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A29Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98999Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#40ACA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Teal · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5E6D
Analogous#5EAA75, #5E93AA
Triadic#9B5EAA, #AA9B5E
Split complementary#AA5E93, #AA755E
Tetradic#755EAA, #AA5E6D, #93AA5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F0EE
Lighter +30%#C2DFD9
Lighter +20%#A1CDC4
Lighter +10%#7FBCB0
Darker −10%#4A8B7E
Darker −20%#386A60
Darker −30%#264942
Darker −40%#152724
More saturated +25%#3FC9AE
Less saturated −25%#7D8B88

Channel breakdown

R94
G170
B155
Red94 (36.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue168.16°
Saturation (HSL)30.89%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G AA · B 9B

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