Colour

#5F8E99

#5F8E99
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5F8E99 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 142, 153 and HSL 191°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5F8E99#5F8E99

HEX#5F8E99

RGBrgb(95, 142, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5569, 0.6

RGB percentages37.3%, 55.7%, 60%

HSLhsl(191.4, 23.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 37.9%, 60%)

CMYK37.9%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,262,425

CSS custom property--colour: #5F8E99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#A07166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#499391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 17.1 Teal · ΔE 17.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#996A5F

Analogous#5F9987, #5F7199

Triadic#995F8E, #8E995F

Split complementary#995F71, #99875F

Tetradic#875F99, #996A5F, #71995F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DBE6E9

Lighter +30%#BCD0D5

Lighter +20%#9CBBC2

Lighter +10%#7DA5AE

Darker −10%#4B717A

Darker −20%#38545A

Darker −30%#24363B

Darker −40%#11191B

More saturated +25%#40A1B8

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R95

G142

B153

Red95 (37.3%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue191.38°

Saturation (HSL)23.39%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 8E · B 99

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