Recognised as Colour
#5F9993
- #5F9993
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5F9993 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 153, 147 and HSL 174°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5F9993#5F9993
HEX#5F9993
RGBrgb(95, 153, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6, 0.5765
RGB percentages37.3%, 60%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(173.8, 23.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.8, 37.9%, 60%)
CMYK37.9%, 0%, 3.9%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,265,235
CSS custom property--colour: #5F9993;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A0666C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#995F65
Analogous#5F9976, #5F8299
Triadic#935F99, #99935F
Split complementary#995F82, #99765F
Tetradic#765F99, #995F65, #82995F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G153
B147
Red95 (37.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue173.79°
Saturation (HSL)23.39%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G 99 · B 93
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