#5B9F8D Color

#5B9F8D is rgb(91, 159, 141) in RGB and hsl(164, 27%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9F8D

HEX#5B9F8D

RGBrgb(91, 159, 141)

HSLhsl(164, 27%, 49%)

HSVhsv(164, 43%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.075 174.9)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9F8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9F8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9F8D Complementary#9F5B6D Analogous#5B9F6B Analogous#5B8F9F Triadic#8D5B9F Triadic#9F8D5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9F8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71AD9D #87BAAD #9EC7BC #B5D4CC #CBE1DB #E2EEEB

Shades

#508B7B #437567 #386156 #2B4A42 #203731 #13201D

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