#5aa4a4

Color #5aa4a4

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 3.73 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5aa4a4

RGB

rgb(90, 164, 164)

HSL

hsl(180, 29.1%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 45.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 0%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(62.85, -22.99, -7.18)

LCH

lch(62.85, 24.09, 197.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.074, 195.52)

HWB

hwb(180, 35.3%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a45a5a

Analogous

#5aa47f

#5aa4a4

#5a7fa4

Triadic

#5aa4a4

#a45aa4

#a4a45a

Split-complementary

#5aa4a4

#a45a7f

#a47f5a

Tetradic

#5aa4a4

#5a5aa4

#a45a5a

#a4a45a

Square

#5aa4a4

#7f5aa4

#a45a5a

#7fa45a

Shades

Color #5aa4a4 mixed toward black.

#4b8989

#3c6d6d

#2d5252

#1e3737

#0f1b1b

Tints

Color #5aa4a4 mixed toward white.

#75b3b3

#91c2c2

#acd2d2

#c8e1e1

#e3f0f0

Tones

Color #5aa4a4 mixed toward gray.

#609e9e

#669898

#6d9191

#738b8b

#798585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181a4 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#7c77a4 · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#5fa4a4 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5aa4a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5aa4a4]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#5aa4a4 (#5aa4a4) is rgb(90, 164, 164) in RGB.

No, #5aa4a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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