#5B97AE Color

#5B97AE is rgb(91, 151, 174) in RGB and hsl(197, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B97AE

HEX#5B97AE

RGBrgb(91, 151, 174)

HSLhsl(197, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(197, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.071 224.6)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 13%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B97AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B97AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B97AE Complementary#AE735B Analogous#5BAE9C Analogous#5B6DAE Triadic#AE5B97 Triadic#97AE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B97AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73A6BA #87B3C4 #9FC2D0 #B4CFDA #CCDEE6 #E0EBF0

Shades

#4C849A #406F82 #345B6A #2A4955 #1E353E #132026

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