#518B90 Color

#518B90 is rgb(81, 139, 144) in RGB and hsl(185, 28%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518B90

HEX#518B90

RGBrgb(81, 139, 144)

HSLhsl(185, 28%, 44%)

HSVhsv(185, 44%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.061 202.8)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 3%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518B90 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518B90 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518B90 Complementary#905651 Analogous#519075 Analogous#516B90 Triadic#90518A Triadic#8A9051

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518B90, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62A1A7 #79AFB4 #93BEC2 #ADCED1 #C8DEE0 #DEEBED

Shades

#46787C #3D686C #325558 #274245 #1C2F31 #121F21

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