#5B9594 Color

#5B9594 is rgb(91, 149, 148) in RGB and hsl(179, 24%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9594

HEX#5B9594

RGBrgb(91, 149, 148)

HSLhsl(179, 24%, 47%)

HSVhsv(179, 39%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.061 194.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9594 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9594 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9594 Complementary#955B5C Analogous#5B9577 Analogous#5B7995 Triadic#945B95 Triadic#95945B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9594, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA6A5 #87B5B5 #9DC3C2 #B3D0D0 #C9DEDE #E3EEED

Shades

#4F8281 #446F6E #385C5B #2B4645 #1F3332 #13201F

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