#5B98AE Color

#5B98AE is rgb(91, 152, 174) in RGB and hsl(196, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B98AE

HEX#5B98AE

RGBrgb(91, 152, 174)

HSLhsl(196, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(196, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.071 223.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B98AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B98AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B98AE Complementary#AE715B Analogous#5BAE9B Analogous#5B6EAE Triadic#AE5B98 Triadic#98AE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B98AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73A7BA #87B4C4 #9FC3D0 #B4D0DA #CCDFE6 #E0ECF0

Shades

#4C859A #407082 #345C6A #2A4A55 #1E353E #132126

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