#5B99B3 Color

#5B99B3 is rgb(91, 153, 179) in RGB and hsl(198, 37%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B99B3

HEX#5B99B3

RGBrgb(91, 153, 179)

HSLhsl(198, 37%, 53%)

HSVhsv(198, 49%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.075 226.9)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 15%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B99B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B99B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B99B3 Complementary#B3755B Analogous#5BB3A2 Analogous#5B6DB3 Triadic#B35B99 Triadic#99B35B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B99B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70A6BD #88B5C8 #9DC2D2 #B6D1DD #CBDEE7 #E3EEF2

Shades

#4A87A1 #3F7288 #335E70 #284957 #1D353F #122026

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