#5cbbcd

Color #5cbbcd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5cbbcd

RGB

rgb(92, 187, 205)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 53.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 55.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.02, -22.97, -17.62)

LCH

lch(71.02, 28.95, 217.49)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.093, 211.64)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 36.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd6e5c

Analogous

#5ccda7

#5cbbcd

#5c82cd

Triadic

#5cbbcd

#cd5cbb

#bbcd5c

Split-complementary

#5cbbcd

#cd5c82

#cda75c

Tetradic

#5cbbcd

#6e5ccd

#cd6e5c

#bbcd5c

Square

#5cbbcd

#a75ccd

#cd6e5c

#82cd5c

Shades

Color #5cbbcd mixed toward black.

#3aa8bd

#2e8797

#236572

#17434c

#0c2226

Tints

Color #5cbbcd mixed toward white.

#77c6d5

#92d2de

#addde6

#c9e8ee

#e4f4f7

Tones

Color #5cbbcd mixed toward gray.

#65b4c4

#6faeba

#78a8b1

#82a1a7

#8b9b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90c9 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#8a82c8 · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#64c5c5 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5cbbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5cbbcd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#5cbbcd (#5cbbcd) is rgb(92, 187, 205) in RGB.

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

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