All About Color #5B8A8F

#5B8A8F

About #5B8A8F

#5B8A8F is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5B8A8F. In RGB it is red 91, green 138, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 186°, saturation 22%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 36%, 3%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.83:1 on white and 5.48:1 on black.

#5B8A8F Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 8A, 8F
CMYK36.36%, 3.50%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal91, 138, 143
HSL186°, 22%, 46%
RGB Octal133, 212, 217
HSV (HSB)185.77°, 36.36%, 56.08%
RGB Binary1011011, 10001010, 10001111
CIE-L*AB54.43, -14.55, -7.74
RGB Percent35.69%, 54.12%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH54.43, 16.48, 208.02
XYZ18.36, 22.38, 29.34
CIE-L*UV54.43, -22.45, -8.97
xyY0.26, 0.32, 22.38
Hunter-Lab47.31, -13.52, -3.65
RYB35.69%, 45.37%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B8A8F on a dark background: contrast 5.48:1, passes WCAG AA.
#5B8A8F on a light background: contrast 3.83:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B8A8F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#5B8A8F · #8FB3B7 · #385457 · #8F615B · #B7938F

Analogous palette

#5B8F61 · #5B8F7A · #5B8A8F · #5B708F · #615B8F

Triadic palette

#5B8A8F · #8F5B8A · #8A8F5B · #8FB3B7 · #B78FB3

Tetradic palette

#5B8A8F · #7A5B8F · #8F615B · #708F5B · #385457

Monochromatic palette

#203032 · #3E5D60 · #5B8A8F · #86ADB1 · #B4CDCF

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