#5b9db8

Color #5b9db8

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b9db8

RGB

rgb(91, 157, 184)

HSL

hsl(197.4, 39.6%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.4, 50.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(61.48, -13.51, -20.48)

LCH

lch(61.48, 24.53, 236.59)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0784, 226.45)

HWB

hwb(197.4, 35.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8765b

Analogous

#5bb8a4

#5b9db8

#5b6eb8

Triadic

#5b9db8

#b85b9d

#9db85b

Split-complementary

#5b9db8

#b85b6e

#b8a45b

Tetradic

#5b9db8

#765bb8

#b8765b

#9db85b

Square

#5b9db8

#a45bb8

#b8765b

#6eb85b

Shades

Color #5b9db8 mixed toward black.

#4586a0

#376b80

#2a5060

#1c3540

#0e1b20

Tints

Color #5b9db8 mixed toward white.

#76adc4

#92bed0

#adcedb

#c8dee7

#e4eff3

Tones

Color #5b9db8 mixed toward gray.

#639ab0

#6a96a8

#7293a1

#7a9099

#828d91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7eb2 · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#7974b0 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#60adac · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b9db8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b9db8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5b9db8 (#5b9db8) is rgb(91, 157, 184) in RGB.

No, #5b9db8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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