#5B8B8A color

  • HEX#5B8B8A
  • RGBrgb(91, 139, 138)
  • HSLhsl(179, 21%, 45%)
  • CMYK35, 0, 1, 45

About #5B8B8A

#5B8B8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5B8B8A. In RGB it is red 91, green 139, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 179°, saturation 21%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 35%, 0%, 1%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.81:1 on white and 5.50:1 on black.

#5B8B8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 8B, 8A
CMYK34.53%, 0.00%, 0.72%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal91, 139, 138
HSL179°, 21%, 45%
RGB Octal133, 213, 212
HSV (HSB)178.75°, 34.53%, 54.51%
RGB Binary1011011, 10001011, 10001010
CIE-L*AB54.58, -16.37, -4.64
RGB Percent35.69%, 54.51%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH54.58, 17.02, 195.81
XYZ18.13, 22.52, 27.44
CIE-L*UV54.58, -22.94, -4.13
xyY0.27, 0.33, 22.52
Hunter-Lab47.46, -14.85, -1.05
RYB35.69%, 45.20%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B8B8A on a dark background: contrast 5.50:1, passes WCAG AA.
#5B8B8A on a light background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#5B8B8A · #8DB4B4 · #365353 · #8B5B5B · #B48D8D

Analogous palette

#5B8B5B · #5B8B72 · #5B8B8A · #5B748B · #5B5B8B

Triadic palette

#5B8B8A · #8A5B8B · #8B8A5B · #8DB4B4 · #B48DB4

Tetradic palette

#5B8B8A · #725B8B · #8B5B5B · #748B5B · #365353

Monochromatic palette

#1E2E2E · #3C5D5C · #5B8B8A · #84AEAE · #B2CDCC

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