#5B9EAE Color

#5B9EAE is rgb(91, 158, 174) in RGB and hsl(192, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9EAE

HEX#5B9EAE

RGBrgb(91, 158, 174)

HSLhsl(192, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(192, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.072 214.9)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 9%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9EAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9EAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9EAE Complementary#AE6C5B Analogous#5BAE95 Analogous#5B74AE Triadic#AE5B9E Triadic#9EAE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9EAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73ACBA #87B8C4 #9FC6D0 #B4D2DA #CCE1E6 #E0EDF0

Shades

#4C8A9A #407582 #345F6A #2A4D55 #1E373E #132226

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