#5B9EA9 Color

#5B9EA9 is rgb(91, 158, 169) in RGB and hsl(188, 31%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9EA9

HEX#5B9EA9

RGBrgb(91, 158, 169)

HSLhsl(188, 31%, 51%)

HSVhsv(188, 46%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.07 209.1)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9EA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9EA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9EA9 Complementary#A9665B Analogous#5BA98C Analogous#5B78A9 Triadic#A95B9E Triadic#9EA95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9EA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73ACB5 #87B8C0 #9EC6CC #B6D4D8 #CDE1E5 #E1EDEF

Shades

#4D8A93 #43777F #376168 #2A4B50 #1E3539 #132225

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