#5aaed0

Color #5aaed0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.53 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5aaed0

RGB

rgb(90, 174, 208)

HSL

hsl(197.3, 55.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.3, 56.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.7%, 16.3%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(67.27, -15.76, -24.98)

LCH

lch(67.27, 29.54, 237.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0952, 226.87)

HWB

hwb(197.3, 35.3%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d07c5a

Analogous

#5ad0b7

#5aaed0

#5a73d0

Triadic

#5aaed0

#d05aae

#aed05a

Split-complementary

#5aaed0

#d05a73

#d0b75a

Tetradic

#5aaed0

#7c5ad0

#d07c5a

#aed05a

Square

#5aaed0

#b75ad0

#d07c5a

#73d05a

Shades

Color #5aaed0 mixed toward black.

#3799c1

#2c7b9b

#215c74

#163d4d

#0b1f27

Tints

Color #5aaed0 mixed toward white.

#75bbd8

#91c9e0

#acd6e8

#c8e4ef

#e3f1f7

Tones

Color #5aaed0 mixed toward gray.

#64aac6

#6ea6bc

#77a1b2

#819da9

#8b999f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787c8 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#827bc7 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#61c2c1 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5aaed0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5aaed0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5aaed0 (#5aaed0) is rgb(90, 174, 208) in RGB.

No, #5aaed0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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