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Recognised as Colour

#5F797F

  • #5F797F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5F797F is a cyan with RGB values 95, 121, 127 and HSL 191°, 14%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5F797F#5F797F
HEX#5F797F
RGBrgb(95, 121, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4745, 0.498
RGB percentages37.3%, 47.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(191.3, 14.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 25.2%, 49.8%)
CMYK25.2%, 4.7%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,257,023
CSS custom property--colour: #5F797F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A08680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74777Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F737Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#557C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.1Light slate grey · ΔE 10.1Gray · ΔE 11.1Dim grey · ΔE 11.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F655F
Analogous#5F7F75, #5F697F
Triadic#7F5F79, #797F5F
Split complementary#7F5F69, #7F755F
Tetradic#755F7F, #7F655F, #697F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD9DB
Lighter +30%#B2C2C5
Lighter +20%#95AAAF
Lighter +10%#77939A
Darker −10%#495D62
Darker −20%#334145
Darker −30%#1E2627
Darker −40%#080A0A
More saturated +25%#438A9B
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R95
G121
B127
Red95 (37.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue191.25°
Saturation (HSL)14.41%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 79 · B 7F

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