#5E9A9C Color

#5E9A9C is rgb(94, 154, 156) in RGB and hsl(182, 25%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E9A9C

HEX#5E9A9C

RGBrgb(94, 154, 156)

HSLhsl(182, 25%, 49%)

HSVhsv(182, 40%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.062 198.4)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 1%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E9A9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E9A9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E9A9C Complementary#9C605E Analogous#5E9C7F Analogous#5E7B9C Triadic#9C5E9A Triadic#9A9C5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E9A9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73A9AB #89B7B8 #9FC4C6 #B6D2D3 #CCE0E0 #E2EDEE

Shades

#528789 #457173 #395E60 #2C4849 #213536 #131F20

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