#5FA5BF Color

#5FA5BF is rgb(95, 165, 191) in RGB and hsl(196, 43%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5FA5BF

HEX#5FA5BF

RGBrgb(95, 165, 191)

HSLhsl(196, 43%, 56%)

HSVhsv(196, 50%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.08 224.1)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 14%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5FA5BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5FA5BF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5FA5BF Complementary#BF785F Analogous#5FBFA9 Analogous#5F75BF Triadic#BF5FA5 Triadic#A5BF5F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5FA5BF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#74B2C8 #8ABED0 #A0CAD9 #B6D6E2 #CCE2EB #E2EFF3

Shades

#4796B3 #3C7E96 #31687C #26505F #1C3A45 #102228

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