Recognised as Colour
#5EB397
- #5EB397
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#5EB397 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 179, 151 and HSL 160°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#5EB397#5EB397
HEX#5EB397
RGBrgb(94, 179, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.702, 0.5922
RGB percentages36.9%, 70.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(160.2, 35.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.2, 47.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK47.5%, 0%, 15.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,206,359
CSS custom property--colour: #5EB397;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A14C68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B35E7A
Analogous#5EB36D, #5EA4B3
Triadic#975EB3, #B3975E
Split complementary#B35EA4, #B36D5E
Tetradic#6D5EB3, #B35E7A, #A4B35E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G179
B151
Red94 (36.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue160.24°
Saturation (HSL)35.86%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G B3 · B 97
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