#5bc0cd

Color #5bc0cd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#5bc0cd

RGB

rgb(91, 192, 205)

HSL

hsl(186.8, 53.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.8, 55.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.45, -25.68, -15.47)

LCH

lch(72.45, 29.98, 211.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0954, 206.65)

HWB

hwb(186.8, 35.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd685b

Analogous

#5bcda1

#5bc0cd

#5b87cd

Triadic

#5bc0cd

#cd5bc0

#c0cd5b

Split-complementary

#5bc0cd

#cd5b87

#cda15b

Tetradic

#5bc0cd

#685bcd

#cd685b

#c0cd5b

Square

#5bc0cd

#a15bcd

#cd685b

#87cd5b

Shades

Color #5bc0cd mixed toward black.

#3aaebd

#2e8b97

#236871

#17464c

#0c2326

Tints

Color #5bc0cd mixed toward white.

#76cbd5

#92d5de

#ade0e6

#c8eaee

#e4f5f7

Tones

Color #5bc0cd mixed toward gray.

#64b9c3

#6eb1ba

#77aab0

#81a3a7

#8a9b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293ca · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#8c84c9 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#63c8c7 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5bc0cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5bc0cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5bc0cd (#5bc0cd) is rgb(91, 192, 205) in RGB.

No, #5bc0cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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