#5aa8bc

Color #5aa8bc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5aa8bc

RGB

rgb(90, 168, 188)

HSL

hsl(192.2, 42.2%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.2, 52.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.81, -18.45, -17.66)

LCH

lch(64.81, 25.54, 223.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0821, 216.48)

HWB

hwb(192.2, 35.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc6e5a

Analogous

#5abc9f

#5aa8bc

#5a77bc

Triadic

#5aa8bc

#bc5aa8

#a8bc5a

Split-complementary

#5aa8bc

#bc5a77

#bc9f5a

Tetradic

#5aa8bc

#6e5abc

#bc6e5a

#a8bc5a

Square

#5aa8bc

#9f5abc

#bc6e5a

#77bc5a

Shades

Color #5aa8bc mixed toward black.

#4391a5

#367484

#285763

#1b3a42

#0d1d21

Tints

Color #5aa8bc mixed toward white.

#76b7c7

#91c5d2

#add4dd

#c8e2e9

#e4f1f4

Tones

Color #5aa8bc mixed toward gray.

#62a3b4

#6a9eac

#729aa3

#7b959b

#839093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8384b7 · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#7f78b6 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#60b4b3 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5aa8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5aa8bc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#5aa8bc (#5aa8bc) is rgb(90, 168, 188) in RGB.

No, #5aa8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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