#5bbbcf

Color #5bbbcf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5bbbcf

RGB

rgb(91, 187, 207)

HSL

hsl(190.3, 54.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.3, 56%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(56%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.05, -22.6, -18.67)

LCH

lch(71.05, 29.31, 219.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0945, 213.17)

HWB

hwb(190.3, 35.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf6f5b

Analogous

#5bcfa9

#5bbbcf

#5b81cf

Triadic

#5bbbcf

#cf5bbb

#bbcf5b

Split-complementary

#5bbbcf

#cf5b81

#cfa95b

Tetradic

#5bbbcf

#6f5bcf

#cf6f5b

#bbcf5b

Square

#5bbbcf

#a95bcf

#cf6f5b

#81cf5b

Shades

Color #5bbbcf mixed toward black.

#38a9c0

#2d879a

#226573

#16434d

#0b2226

Tints

Color #5bbbcf mixed toward white.

#76c6d7

#92d2df

#addde7

#c8e8ef

#e4f4f7

Tones

Color #5bbbcf mixed toward gray.

#65b5c5

#6eaebc

#78a8b2

#82a2a8

#8b9b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90ca · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#8982c9 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#63c7c6 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5bbbcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5bbbcf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#5bbbcf (#5bbbcf) is rgb(91, 187, 207) in RGB.

No, #5bbbcf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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