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Recognised as Colour

#5F7E7E

  • #5F7E7E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5F7E7E is a cyan with RGB values 95, 126, 126 and HSL 180°, 14%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5F7E7E#5F7E7E
HEX#5F7E7E
RGBrgb(95, 126, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4941, 0.4941
RGB percentages37.3%, 49.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(180, 14%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 24.6%, 49.4%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,258,302
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7E7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#A08181

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7B7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#74767Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#55807Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Gray · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Dim grey · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3Teal · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E5F5F
Analogous#5F7E6F, #5F6F7E
Triadic#7E5F7E, #7E7E5F
Split complementary#7E5F6F, #7E6F5F
Tetradic#6F5F7E, #7E5F5F, #6F7E5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFDADA
Lighter +30%#B1C5C5
Lighter +20%#94AFAF
Lighter +10%#779999
Darker −10%#496161
Darker −20%#334444
Darker −30%#1D2727
Darker −40%#070A0A
More saturated +25%#439A9A
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R95
G126
B126
Red95 (37.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)14.03%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7E · B 7E

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