#5BA9B3 Color

#5BA9B3 is rgb(91, 169, 179) in RGB and hsl(187, 37%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5BA9B3

HEX#5BA9B3

RGBrgb(91, 169, 179)

HSLhsl(187, 37%, 53%)

HSVhsv(187, 49%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.078 206.3)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 6%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5BA9B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5BA9B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5BA9B3 Complementary#B3655B Analogous#5BB391 Analogous#5B7DB3 Triadic#B35BA9 Triadic#A9B35B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5BA9B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70B4BD #88C1C8 #9DCCD2 #B6D9DD #CBE4E7 #E3F0F2

Shades

#4A97A1 #3F8088 #336970 #285257 #1D3B3F #122426

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