#5B959F Color

#5B959F is rgb(91, 149, 159) in RGB and hsl(189, 27%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B959F

HEX#5B959F

RGBrgb(91, 149, 159)

HSLhsl(189, 27%, 49%)

HSVhsv(189, 43%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.062 209.6)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B959F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B959F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B959F Complementary#9F655B Analogous#5B9F87 Analogous#5B739F Triadic#9F5B95 Triadic#959F5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B959F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71A4AD #87B2BA #9EC1C7 #B5CFD4 #CBDEE1 #E2ECEE

Shades

#50828B #436D75 #385B61 #2B464A #203437 #131E20

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