#5AA3AF Color

#5AA3AF is rgb(90, 163, 175) in RGB and hsl(188, 35%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5AA3AF

HEX#5AA3AF

RGBrgb(90, 163, 175)

HSLhsl(188, 35%, 52%)

HSVhsv(188, 49%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.075 209.2)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 7%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5AA3AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5AA3AF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5AA3AF Complementary#AF655A Analogous#5AAF90 Analogous#5A79AF Triadic#AF5AA4 Triadic#A4AF5A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5AA3AF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72B1BB #87BDC5 #9FCAD1 #B3D5DB #CBE3E6 #E0EEF0

Shades

#4B909B #3F7A83 #33636B #295056 #1E3A3E #122326

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