#5b9c9e

Color #5b9c9e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 1 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b9c9e

RGB

rgb(91, 156, 158)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 26.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 42.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.31, -20.2, -7.57)

LCH

lch(60.31, 21.57, 200.54)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0667, 198.16)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 35.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e5d5b

Analogous

#5b9e7e

#5b9c9e

#5b7a9e

Triadic

#5b9c9e

#9e5b9c

#9c9e5b

Split-complementary

#5b9c9e

#9e5b7a

#9e7e5b

Tetradic

#5b9c9e

#5d5b9e

#9e5d5b

#9c9e5b

Square

#5b9c9e

#7e5b9e

#9e5d5b

#7a9e5b

Shades

Color #5b9c9e mixed toward black.

#4c8284

#3d6869

#2d4e4f

#1e3435

#0f1a1a

Tints

Color #5b9c9e mixed toward white.

#75aeaf

#91bebf

#accecf

#c8dedf

#e3efef

Tones

Color #5b9c9e mixed toward gray.

#619798

#669193

#6c8c8d

#718788

#778282

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7d9e · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#79739d · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#609d9d · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b9c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b9c9e]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#5b9c9e (#5b9c9e) is rgb(91, 156, 158) in RGB.

No, #5b9c9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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