#5b888a

Color #5b888a

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b888a

RGB

rgb(91, 136, 138)

HSL

hsl(182.6, 20.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.6, 34.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(53.67, -14.76, -5.97)

LCH

lch(53.67, 15.92, 202.02)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0492, 199.47)

HWB

hwb(182.6, 35.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a5d5b

Analogous

#5b8a75

#5b888a

#5b708a

Triadic

#5b888a

#8a5b88

#888a5b

Split-complementary

#5b888a

#8a5b70

#8a755b

Tetradic

#5b888a

#5d5b8a

#8a5d5b

#888a5b

Square

#5b888a

#755b8a

#8a5d5b

#708a5b

Shades

Color #5b888a mixed toward black.

#4c7173

#3d5b5c

#2e4445

#1e2d2e

#0f1717

Tints

Color #5b888a mixed toward white.

#72a0a2

#8eb3b5

#aac6c7

#c7d9da

#e3ecec

Tones

Color #5b888a mixed toward gray.

#5f8486

#638182

#677d7e

#6b7a7a

#6f7676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71728a · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#6f6b89 · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#5e8989 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b888a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b888a]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#5b888a (#5b888a) is rgb(91, 136, 138) in RGB.

No, #5b888a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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