#5eb8bf

Color #5eb8bf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5eb8bf

RGB

rgb(94, 184, 191)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 43.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 50.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.77, -24.93, -11.83)

LCH

lch(69.77, 27.59, 205.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0866, 202.12)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 36.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf655e

Analogous

#5ebf95

#5eb8bf

#5e88bf

Triadic

#5eb8bf

#bf5eb8

#b8bf5e

Split-complementary

#5eb8bf

#bf5e88

#bf955e

Tetradic

#5eb8bf

#655ebf

#bf655e

#b8bf5e

Square

#5eb8bf

#955ebf

#bf655e

#88bf5e

Shades

Color #5eb8bf mixed toward black.

#44a3aa

#368288

#296266

#1b4144

#0e2122

Tints

Color #5eb8bf mixed toward white.

#79c4ca

#94d0d4

#afdcdf

#c9e7ea

#e4f3f4

Tones

Color #5eb8bf mixed toward gray.

#66b1b7

#6eaaaf

#76a3a7

#7e9c9f

#869597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8fbd · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#8982bd · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#65bcbc · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5eb8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5eb8bf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5eb8bf (#5eb8bf) is rgb(94, 184, 191) in RGB.

No, #5eb8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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