Recognised as Colour
#5F9D9C
- #5F9D9C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5F9D9C is a cyan with RGB values 95, 157, 156 and HSL 179°, 25%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5F9D9C#5F9D9C
HEX#5F9D9C
RGBrgb(95, 157, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6157, 0.6118
RGB percentages37.3%, 61.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(179, 24.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 39.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK39.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,266,268
CSS custom property--colour: #5F9D9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A06263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D5F60
Analogous#5F9D7D, #5F7F9D
Triadic#9C5F9D, #9D9C5F
Split complementary#9D5F7F, #9D7D5F
Tetradic#7D5F9D, #9D5F60, #7F9D5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G157
B156
Red95 (37.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue179.03°
Saturation (HSL)24.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G 9D · B 9C
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