#5B9F9C Color

#5B9F9C is rgb(91, 159, 156) in RGB and hsl(177, 27%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9F9C

HEX#5B9F9C

RGBrgb(91, 159, 156)

HSLhsl(177, 27%, 49%)

HSVhsv(177, 43%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.069 191.9)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9F9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9F9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9F9C Complementary#9F5B5F Analogous#5B9F7A Analogous#5B809F Triadic#9B5B9F Triadic#9F9B5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9F9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71ADAA #87BAB8 #9EC7C5 #B5D4D3 #CBE1E0 #E2EEEE

Shades

#508B88 #437572 #38615F #2B4A49 #203736 #132020

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