#5B9591 Color

#5B9591 is rgb(91, 149, 145) in RGB and hsl(176, 24%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9591

HEX#5B9591

RGBrgb(91, 149, 145)

HSLhsl(176, 24%, 47%)

HSVhsv(176, 39%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.061 190.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9591 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9591 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9591 Complementary#955B5F Analogous#5B9574 Analogous#5B7C95 Triadic#915B95 Triadic#95915B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9591, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA6A2 #87B5B2 #9DC3C0 #B3D0CF #C9DEDD #E3EEED

Shades

#4F827E #446F6C #385C59 #2B4644 #1F3331 #13201F

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