#5ab8c4

Color #5ab8c4

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5ab8c4

RGB

rgb(90, 184, 196)

HSL

hsl(186.8, 47.3%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.8, 54.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 6.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(69.78, -24.4, -14.57)

LCH

lch(69.78, 28.42, 210.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0903, 206.51)

HWB

hwb(186.8, 35.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4665a

Analogous

#5ac49b

#5ab8c4

#5a83c4

Triadic

#5ab8c4

#c45ab8

#b8c45a

Split-complementary

#5ab8c4

#c45a83

#c49b5a

Tetradic

#5ab8c4

#665ac4

#c4665a

#b8c45a

Square

#5ab8c4

#9b5ac4

#c4665a

#83c45a

Shades

Color #5ab8c4 mixed toward black.

#3fa3b0

#32828c

#266269

#194146

#0d2123

Tints

Color #5ab8c4 mixed toward white.

#76c4ce

#91d0d8

#addce2

#c8e7eb

#e4f3f5

Tones

Color #5ab8c4 mixed toward gray.

#63b1bb

#6caab2

#75a4aa

#7d9da1

#869698

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ec1 · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#8780c1 · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#62bfbe · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5ab8c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5ab8c4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5ab8c4 (#5ab8c4) is rgb(90, 184, 196) in RGB.

No, #5ab8c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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