#5B9586 Color

#5B9586 is rgb(91, 149, 134) in RGB and hsl(164, 24%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9586

HEX#5B9586

RGBrgb(91, 149, 134)

HSLhsl(164, 24%, 47%)

HSVhsv(164, 39%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.065 175.8)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 10%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9586 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 text6.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9586 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9586 Complementary#955B6A Analogous#5B9569 Analogous#5B8795 Triadic#855B95 Triadic#95855B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9586, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA697 #87B5A9 #9DC3B9 #B3D0C9 #C9DED9 #E3EEEB

Shades

#4F8274 #446F63 #385C52 #2B463E #1F332D #13201C

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