#5B9495 Color

#5B9495 is rgb(91, 148, 149) in RGB and hsl(181, 24%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9495

HEX#5B9495

RGBrgb(91, 148, 149)

HSLhsl(181, 24%, 47%)

HSVhsv(181, 39%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.06 197.2)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 1%, 0%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9495 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9495 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9495 Complementary#955C5B Analogous#5B9579 Analogous#5B7795 Triadic#955B94 Triadic#94955B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9495, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA5A6 #87B5B5 #9DC2C3 #B3D0D0 #C9DEDE #E3EDEE

Shades

#4F8182 #446E6F #385B5C #2B4546 #1F3233 #131F20

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