#5B8AB3 Color

#5B8AB3 is rgb(91, 138, 179) in RGB and hsl(208, 37%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8AB3

HEX#5B8AB3

RGBrgb(91, 138, 179)

HSLhsl(208, 37%, 53%)

HSVhsv(208, 49%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.081 245.9)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 23%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8AB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8AB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8AB3 Complementary#B3845B Analogous#5BB3B1 Analogous#5B5EB3 Triadic#B35B8A Triadic#8AB35B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8AB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7099BD #88AAC8 #9DB9D2 #B6CBDD #CBDAE7 #E3EBF2

Shades

#4A78A1 #3F6688 #335470 #284157 #1D2F3F #121D26

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