#5B9BB9 Color

#5B9BB9 is rgb(91, 155, 185) in RGB and hsl(199, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9BB9

HEX#5B9BB9

RGBrgb(91, 155, 185)

HSLhsl(199, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(199, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.079 229.8)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9BB9 Complementary#B9785B Analogous#5BB9A7 Analogous#5B6CB9 Triadic#B95B9B Triadic#9BB95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70A8C2 #89B7CD #9FC4D6 #B4D1DF #C9DEE8 #E2EEF3

Shades

#4889A8 #3D758F #326076 #264959 #1C3540 #112027

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