#5A9596 Color

#5A9596 is rgb(90, 149, 150) in RGB and hsl(181, 25%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5A9596

HEX#5A9596

RGBrgb(90, 149, 150)

HSLhsl(181, 25%, 47%)

HSVhsv(181, 40%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.062 197.1)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 1%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A9596 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A9596 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A9596 Complementary#965B5A Analogous#5A9679 Analogous#5A7796 Triadic#965A95 Triadic#95965A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A9596, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CA6A7 #86B6B6 #9CC3C4 #B3D1D1 #C9DEDE #E2EEEE

Shades

#4E8283 #436F70 #375C5C #2A4646 #1F3333 #132020

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