#5BAE9B Color

#5BAE9B is rgb(91, 174, 155) in RGB and hsl(166, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5BAE9B

HEX#5BAE9B

RGBrgb(91, 174, 155)

HSLhsl(166, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(166, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.087 176.9)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5BAE9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5BAE9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5BAE9B Complementary#AE5B6E Analogous#5BAE71 Analogous#5B98AE Triadic#9B5BAE Triadic#AE9B5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5BAE9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73BAA9 #87C4B6 #9FD0C5 #B4DAD1 #CCE6E0 #E0F0EC

Shades

#4C9A88 #408272 #346A5D #2A554B #1E3E36 #132621

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