#5B9CAE Color

#5B9CAE is rgb(91, 156, 174) in RGB and hsl(193, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9CAE

HEX#5B9CAE

RGBrgb(91, 156, 174)

HSLhsl(193, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(193, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.072 217.6)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 10%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9CAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9CAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9CAE Complementary#AE6D5B Analogous#5BAE97 Analogous#5B73AE Triadic#AE5B9C Triadic#9CAE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9CAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73ABBA #87B7C4 #9FC5D0 #B4D2DA #CCE0E6 #E0ECF0

Shades

#4C899A #407482 #345E6A #2A4C55 #1E373E #132126

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