#5B8A9F Color

#5B8A9F is rgb(91, 138, 159) in RGB and hsl(199, 27%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8A9F

HEX#5B8A9F

RGBrgb(91, 138, 159)

HSLhsl(199, 27%, 49%)

HSVhsv(199, 43%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.06 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8A9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8A9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8A9F Complementary#9F715B Analogous#5B9F92 Analogous#5B689F Triadic#9F5B89 Triadic#899F5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8A9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#719AAD #87AABA #9EBAC7 #B5CAD4 #CBDAE1 #E2EAEE

Shades

#50798B #436575 #385461 #2B404A #203037 #131C20

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