#5B9CB3 Color

#5B9CB3 is rgb(91, 156, 179) in RGB and hsl(196, 37%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9CB3

HEX#5B9CB3

RGBrgb(91, 156, 179)

HSLhsl(196, 37%, 53%)

HSVhsv(196, 49%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.075 222.9)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 13%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9CB3 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 text6.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9CB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9CB3 Complementary#B3725B Analogous#5BB39F Analogous#5B6FB3 Triadic#B35B9C Triadic#9CB35B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9CB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70A9BD #88B7C8 #9DC4D2 #B6D3DD #CBDFE7 #E3EEF2

Shades

#4A8AA1 #3F7588 #336070 #284B57 #1D363F #122126

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