#5B9BAE Color

#5B9BAE is rgb(91, 155, 174) in RGB and hsl(194, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9BAE

HEX#5B9BAE

RGBrgb(91, 155, 174)

HSLhsl(194, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(194, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.071 219)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 11%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9BAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9BAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9BAE Complementary#AE6E5B Analogous#5BAE98 Analogous#5B71AE Triadic#AE5B9B Triadic#9BAE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9BAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73A9BA #87B6C4 #9FC5D0 #B4D1DA #CCE0E6 #E0ECF0

Shades

#4C889A #407282 #345D6A #2A4B55 #1E363E #132126

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