#5B9590 Color

#5B9590 is rgb(91, 149, 144) in RGB and hsl(175, 24%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9590

HEX#5B9590

RGBrgb(91, 149, 144)

HSLhsl(175, 24%, 47%)

HSVhsv(175, 39%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.061 188.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 3%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9590 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9590 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9590 Complementary#955B60 Analogous#5B9573 Analogous#5B7D95 Triadic#905B95 Triadic#95905B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9590, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA6A1 #87B5B1 #9DC3C0 #B3D0CE #C9DEDC #E3EEED

Shades

#4F827D #446F6B #385C59 #2B4643 #1F3331 #13201F

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