Recognised as Colour

#5EADC7

#5EADC7
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#5EADC7 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 173, 199 and HSL 195°, 48%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5EADC7

RGBrgb(94, 173, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6784, 0.7804

RGB percentages36.9%, 67.8%, 78%

HSLhsl(194.9, 48.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.9, 52.8%, 78%)

CMYK52.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,204,871

CSS custom property--colour: #5EADC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#A15238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EA9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#13B5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3 Light blue · ΔE 20.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7785E

Analogous#5EC7AD, #5E78C7

Triadic#C75EAD, #ADC75E

Split complementary#C75E78, #C7AD5E

Tetradic#AD5EC7, #C7785E, #78C75E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FAFC

Lighter +30%#D0E7EE

Lighter +20%#AAD4E1

Lighter +10%#84C0D4

Darker −10%#3E97B4

Darker −20%#31778E

Darker −30%#245768

Darker −40%#173742

More saturated +25%#43BBE2

Less saturated −25%#799FAC

Channel breakdown

R94

G173

B199

Red94 (36.9%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue194.86°

Saturation (HSL)48.39%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G AD · B C7

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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