Recognised as Colour
#5FAAB3
- #5FAAB3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5FAAB3 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 170, 179 and HSL 186°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5FAAB3#5FAAB3
HEX#5FAAB3
RGBrgb(95, 170, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6667, 0.702
RGB percentages37.3%, 66.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(186.4, 35.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 46.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK46.9%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,269,619
CSS custom property--colour: #5FAAB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A0554C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3685F
Analogous#5FB392, #5F80B3
Triadic#B35FAA, #AAB35F
Split complementary#B35F80, #B3925F
Tetradic#925FB3, #B3685F, #80B35F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G170
B179
Red95 (37.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)35.59%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G AA · B B3
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