#5c9ca0

Color #5c9ca0

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 1.35 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5c9ca0

RGB

rgb(92, 156, 160)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 27%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 42.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.42, -19.42, -8.53)

LCH

lch(60.42, 21.21, 203.71)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.066, 200.85)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 36.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0605c

Analogous

#5ca082

#5c9ca0

#5c7aa0

Triadic

#5c9ca0

#a05c9c

#9ca05c

Split-complementary

#5c9ca0

#a05c7a

#a0825c

Tetradic

#5c9ca0

#605ca0

#a0605c

#9ca05c

Square

#5c9ca0

#825ca0

#a0605c

#7aa05c

Shades

Color #5c9ca0 mixed toward black.

#4d8285

#3d686b

#2e4e50

#1f3435

#0f1a1b

Tints

Color #5c9ca0 mixed toward white.

#76adb1

#92bdc0

#adced0

#c8dee0

#e4efef

Tones

Color #5c9ca0 mixed toward gray.

#62979a

#679295

#6d8d8f

#738889

#788384

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d9f · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#79749f · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#619e9e · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5c9ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c9ca0]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5c9ca0 (#5c9ca0) is rgb(92, 156, 160) in RGB.

No, #5c9ca0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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