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#5BAEA9 Color

#5BAEA9 is rgb(91, 174, 169) in RGB, hsl(176, 34%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 3%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Verdigris (#43B3AE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BAEA9
HEX#5BAEA9
RGBrgb(91, 174, 169)
HSLhsl(176, 34%, 52%)
HSVhsv(176, 48%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 3%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.082 190.3)
LABlab(65.81% -27.38 -5.69)
LCHlch(65.81% 27.96 191.74)

What #5BAEA9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5BAEA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 6.55Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 6.68Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 7.05Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.02Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.49Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5BAEA9 Channel Values

How #5BAEA9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 91 · G 174 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 34% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 48% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BAEA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BAEA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BAEA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BAEA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BAEA9
Complementary
#AE5B61
Analogous
#5BAE7F
Analogous
#5B8AAE
Triadic
#A95BAE
Triadic
#AEA95B
Split comp.
#AE5B8A
Split comp.
#AE7F5B

Tints & Shades of #5BAEA9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73BAB5
#87C4C0
#9FD0CD
#B4DAD7
#CCE6E4
#E0F0EF

Shades

#4C9A95
#40827D
#346A66
#2A5553
#1E3E3B
#132624

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BAEA9.

How #5BAEA9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5BAEA9
Protanopia#A4A4A9
Protanomaly#8CA8A9
Deuteranopia#9999AB
Deuteranomaly#84A2AA
Tritanopia#5CADAD
Tritanomaly#5CAEAC
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

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Using #5BAEA9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5baea9: #5BAEA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BAEA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5baea9': '#5BAEA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.682, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_5baea9">#5BAEA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BAEA9"

More Teal Colors

#5BAEA9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BAEA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BAEA9?

#5BAEA9 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(91, 174, 169) in RGB and hsl(176, 34%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.55.

What is the RGB value of #5BAEA9?

#5BAEA9 is rgb(91, 174, 169) — red 91, green 174, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BAEA9?

#5BAEA9 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 3%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BAEA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BAEA9 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BAEA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BAEA9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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