Recognised as Colour
#5FACBD
- #5FACBD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#5FACBD is a cyan with RGB values 95, 172, 189 and HSL 191°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#5FACBD#5FACBD
HEX#5FACBD
RGBrgb(95, 172, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6745, 0.7412
RGB percentages37.3%, 67.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(190.9, 41.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 49.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK49.7%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,270,141
CSS custom property--colour: #5FACBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A05342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD705F
Analogous#5FBD9F, #5F7DBD
Triadic#BD5FAC, #ACBD5F
Split complementary#BD5F7D, #BD9F5F
Tetradic#9F5FBD, #BD705F, #7DBD5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G172
B189
Red95 (37.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue190.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.59%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G AC · B BD
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