#5b8aac

Color #5b8aac

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8aac

RGB

rgb(91, 138, 172)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 32.8%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 47.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(55.46, -6.48, -22.88)

LCH

lch(55.46, 23.78, 254.19)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0728, 240.9)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 35.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac7d5b

Analogous

#5baca6

#5b8aac

#5b62ac

Triadic

#5b8aac

#ac5b8a

#8aac5b

Split-complementary

#5b8aac

#ac5b62

#aca65b

Tetradic

#5b8aac

#7d5bac

#ac7d5b

#8aac5b

Square

#5b8aac

#a65bac

#ac7d5b

#62ac5b

Shades

Color #5b8aac mixed toward black.

#4a7392

#3b5c74

#2c4557

#1d2e3a

#0f171d

Tints

Color #5b8aac mixed toward white.

#769eba

#92b1c8

#adc5d6

#c8d8e3

#e4ecf1

Tones

Color #5b8aac mixed toward gray.

#6289a5

#69889f

#6f8798

#768691

#7d858a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273a5 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#706ca3 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#5e9e9d · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8aac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8aac]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#5b8aac (#5b8aac) is rgb(91, 138, 172) in RGB.

No, #5b8aac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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