#5d9990

Color #5d9990

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5d9990

RGB

rgb(93, 153, 144)

HSL

hsl(171, 24.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171, 39.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 0%, 5.9%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.09, -21.68, -1.42)

LCH

lch(59.09, 21.73, 183.75)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0642, 183.66)

HWB

hwb(171, 36.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#995d66

Analogous

#5d9972

#5d9990

#5d8499

Triadic

#5d9990

#905d99

#99905d

Split-complementary

#5d9990

#995d84

#99725d

Tetradic

#5d9990

#5d6699

#995d66

#99905d

Square

#5d9990

#725d99

#995d66

#84995d

Shades

Color #5d9990 mixed toward black.

#4d7f78

#3e6660

#2e4c48

#1f3330

#0f1918

Tints

Color #5d9990 mixed toward white.

#76aca4

#91bcb6

#adcdc8

#c8deda

#e4eeed

Tones

Color #5d9990 mixed toward gray.

#62948c

#678f89

#6c8a85

#718582

#76807e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c92 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#787393 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#619494 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d9990;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d9990]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5d9990 (#5d9990) is rgb(93, 153, 144) in RGB.

No, #5d9990 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5d9990, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast