#5B9585 Color

#5B9585 is rgb(91, 149, 133) in RGB and hsl(163, 24%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9585

HEX#5B9585

RGBrgb(91, 149, 133)

HSLhsl(163, 24%, 47%)

HSVhsv(163, 39%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.066 174.6)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9585 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9585 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9585 Complementary#955B6B Analogous#5B9568 Analogous#5B8895 Triadic#845B95 Triadic#95845B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9585, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA696 #87B5A8 #9DC3B8 #B3D0C8 #C9DED8 #E3EEEA

Shades

#4F8273 #446F63 #385C52 #2B463E #1F332D #13201C

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