#5B8EAE Color

#5B8EAE is rgb(91, 142, 174) in RGB and hsl(203, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8EAE

HEX#5B8EAE

RGBrgb(91, 142, 174)

HSLhsl(203, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(203, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.073 237.1)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 18%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8EAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8EAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8EAE Complementary#AE7B5B Analogous#5BAEA5 Analogous#5B65AE Triadic#AE5B8E Triadic#8EAE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8EAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739FBA #87ADC4 #9FBDD0 #B4CBDA #CCDCE6 #E0EAF0

Shades

#4C7C9A #406982 #34556A #2A4555 #1E323E #131E26

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