Recognised as Colour
#5EAABB
- #5EAABB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5EAABB is a cyan with RGB values 94, 170, 187 and HSL 191°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5EAABB#5EAABB
HEX#5EAABB
RGBrgb(94, 170, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6667, 0.7333
RGB percentages36.9%, 66.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(191, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK49.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,204,091
CSS custom property--colour: #5EAABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A15544
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB6F5E
Analogous#5EBB9E, #5E7BBB
Triadic#BB5EAA, #AABB5E
Split complementary#BB5E7B, #BB9E5E
Tetradic#9E5EBB, #BB6F5E, #7BBB5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G170
B187
Red94 (36.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue190.97°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G AA · B BB
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