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Recognised as Colour

#5FAFA6

  • #5FAFA6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5FAFA6 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 175, 166 and HSL 173°, 33%, 53%. 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

#5FAFA6#5FAFA6
HEX#5FAFA6
RGBrgb(95, 175, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6863, 0.651
RGB percentages37.3%, 68.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(173.3, 33.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 45.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK45.7%, 0%, 5.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,270,886
CSS custom property--colour: #5FAFA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A05059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A7A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB2ACno 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 text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 11.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Teal · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5F68
Analogous#5FAF7E, #5F90AF
Triadic#A65FAF, #AFA65F
Split complementary#AF5F90, #AF7E5F
Tetradic#7E5FAF, #AF5F68, #90AF5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F3F2
Lighter +30%#C5E2DF
Lighter +20%#A3D1CC
Lighter +10%#81C0B9
Darker −10%#49928A
Darker −20%#38706A
Darker −30%#274E4A
Darker −40%#162C2A
More saturated +25%#41CDBD
Less saturated −25%#7D918F

Channel breakdown

R95
G175
B166
Red95 (37.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue173.25°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G AF · B A6

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