#5B9A99 Color

#5B9A99 is rgb(91, 154, 153) in RGB and hsl(179, 26%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9A99

HEX#5B9A99

RGBrgb(91, 154, 153)

HSLhsl(179, 26%, 48%)

HSVhsv(179, 41%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.065 194.3)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 1%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9A99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9A99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9A99 Complementary#9A5B5C Analogous#5B9A79 Analogous#5B7B9A Triadic#995B9A Triadic#9A995B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9A99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EAAA9 #85B7B6 #9BC5C4 #B5D4D3 #CCE1E0 #E2EEEE

Shades

#4F8786 #427070 #375D5D #2B4A49 #203736 #132020

Use #5B9A99 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex