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#5B95AE Color

#5B95AE is rgb(91, 149, 174) in RGB, hsl(198, 34%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 14%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B95AE
HEX#5B95AE
RGBrgb(91, 149, 174)
HSLhsl(198, 34%, 52%)
HSVhsv(198, 48%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 14%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.071 227.4)
LABlab(58.45% -14.50 -19.42)
LCHlch(58.45% 24.23 233.26)

What #5B95AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5B95AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 6.08Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 7.63Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.79Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.83Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 12.19Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 12.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5B95AE Channel Values

How #5B95AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 91 · G 149 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 34% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 48% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B95AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5B95AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5B95AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B95AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5B95AE
Complementary
#AE745B
Analogous
#5BAE9E
Analogous
#5B6CAE
Triadic
#AE5B95
Triadic
#95AE5B
Split comp.
#AE5B6C
Split comp.
#AE9E5B

Tints & Shades of #5B95AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73A5BA
#87B2C4
#9FC1D0
#B4CFDA
#CCDEE6
#E0EBF0

Shades

#4C829A
#406E82
#345A6A
#2A4855
#1E343E
#132026

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5B95AE.

How #5B95AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5B95AE
Protanopia#8D8DAE
Protanomaly#7C90AE
Deuteranopia#8585AF
Deuteranomaly#778CAF
Tritanopia#549898
Tritanomaly#5797A2
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5B95AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5b95ae: #5B95AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B95AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b95ae': '#5B95AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.584, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_5b95ae">#5B95AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5B95AE"

More Teal Colors

#5B95AE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5B95AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B95AE?

#5B95AE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(91, 149, 174) in RGB and hsl(198, 34%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #5B95AE?

#5B95AE is rgb(91, 149, 174) — red 91, green 149, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B95AE?

#5B95AE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 14%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B95AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5B95AE scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B95AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B95AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.43, which is visibly different.

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