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Recognised as Colour

#5FADBE

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

#5FADBE is a cyan with RGB values 95, 173, 190 and HSL 191°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5FADBE#5FADBE
HEX#5FADBE
RGBrgb(95, 173, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6784, 0.7451
RGB percentages37.3%, 67.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(190.7, 42.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 50%, 74.5%)
CMYK50%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,270,398
CSS custom property--colour: #5FADBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A05241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#919DBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#26B4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20Light seagreen · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE705F
Analogous#5FBE9F, #5F7EBE
Triadic#BE5FAD, #ADBE5F
Split complementary#BE5F7E, #BEA05F
Tetradic#9F5FBE, #BE705F, #7DBE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F7F9
Lighter +30%#CCE5EA
Lighter +20%#A8D2DB
Lighter +10%#83C0CD
Darker −10%#4495A6
Darker −20%#357482
Darker −30%#26545E
Darker −40%#17333A
More saturated +25%#43BFDA
Less saturated −25%#7B9BA2

Channel breakdown

R95
G173
B190
Red95 (37.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue190.74°
Saturation (HSL)42.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G AD · B BE

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