#5BACB9 Color

#5BACB9 is rgb(91, 172, 185) in RGB and hsl(188, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5BACB9

HEX#5BACB9

RGBrgb(91, 172, 185)

HSLhsl(188, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(188, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.081 209)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 7%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5BACB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5BACB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5BACB9 Complementary#B9675B Analogous#5BB996 Analogous#5B7DB9 Triadic#B95BAC Triadic#ACB95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5BACB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70B7C2 #89C4CD #9FCED6 #B4D9DF #C9E4E8 #E2F1F3

Shades

#489BA8 #3D848F #326D76 #265259 #1C3B40 #112427

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