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Recognised as Colour

#5FA593

  • #5FA593
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5FA593 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 165, 147 and HSL 165°, 28%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5FA593#5FA593
HEX#5FA593
RGBrgb(95, 165, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6471, 0.5765
RGB percentages37.3%, 64.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(164.6, 28%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 42.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 10.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,268,307
CSS custom property--colour: #5FA593;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A05A6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09D92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#959594no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#47A7A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3Teal · ΔE 18.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A55F71
Analogous#5FA570, #5F94A5
Triadic#935FA5, #A5935F
Split complementary#A55F94, #A5705F
Tetradic#705FA5, #A55F71, #94A55F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EEEB
Lighter +30%#C1DCD5
Lighter +20%#A0CABF
Lighter +10%#80B7A9
Darker −10%#4B8677
Darker −20%#39655A
Darker −30%#27443D
Darker −40%#142420
More saturated +25%#40C4A2
Less saturated −25%#7E8684

Channel breakdown

R95
G165
B147
Red95 (37.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue164.57°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G A5 · B 93

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