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Recognised as Colour

#5EB4BB

  • #5EB4BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EB4BB is a cyan with RGB values 94, 180, 187 and HSL 185°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5EB4BB#5EB4BB
HEX#5EB4BB
RGBrgb(94, 180, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.7059, 0.7333
RGB percentages36.9%, 70.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(184.5, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK49.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,206,651
CSS custom property--colour: #5EB4BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#A14B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AEBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A2BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#23BAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Light seagreen · ΔE 14.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB655E
Analogous#5EBB93, #5E86BB
Triadic#BB5EB4, #B4BB5E
Split complementary#BB5E86, #BB935E
Tetradic#935EBB, #BB655E, #86BB5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF7F8
Lighter +30%#CAE6E8
Lighter +20%#A6D5D9
Lighter +10%#82C5CA
Darker −10%#449BA2
Darker −20%#35787E
Darker −30%#26565A
Darker −40%#173436
More saturated +25%#41CCD8
Less saturated −25%#7B9C9E

Channel breakdown

R94
G180
B187
Red94 (36.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue184.52°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G B4 · B BB

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