Recognised as Colour
#5EBDA5
- #5EBDA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#5EBDA5 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 189, 165 and HSL 165°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#5EBDA5#5EBDA5
HEX#5EBDA5
RGBrgb(94, 189, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.7412, 0.6471
RGB percentages36.9%, 74.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(164.8, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.8, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 12.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,208,933
CSS custom property--colour: #5EBDA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#A1425A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD5E76
Analogous#5EBD76, #5EA5BD
Triadic#A55EBD, #BDA55E
Split complementary#BD5EA6, #BD765E
Tetradic#765EBD, #BD5E76, #A5BD5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G189
B165
Red94 (36.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue164.84°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G BD · B A5
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