#5B8586 Color

#5B8586 is rgb(91, 133, 134) in RGB and hsl(181, 19%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8586

HEX#5B8586

RGBrgb(91, 133, 134)

HSLhsl(181, 19%, 44%)

HSVhsv(181, 32%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.046 197.8)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 47%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8586 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8586 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8586 Complementary#865C5B Analogous#5B8671 Analogous#5B6F86 Triadic#865B85 Triadic#85865B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8586, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D9B9C #83AAAA #9BBABB #B3CBCB #CBDCDC #E1EAEA

Shades

#4E7373 #446464 #385152 #2B3F40 #1F2D2E #151E1E

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