All About Color #5B9A8A

#5B9A8A

About #5B9A8A

#5B9A8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5B9A8A. In RGB it is red 91, green 154, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 165°, saturation 26%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 41%, 0%, 10%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 3.26:1 on white and 6.43:1 on black.

#5B9A8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 9A, 8A
CMYK40.91%, 0.00%, 10.39%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal91, 154, 138
HSL165°, 26%, 48%
RGB Octal133, 232, 212
HSV (HSB)164.76°, 40.91%, 60.39%
RGB Binary1011011, 10011010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB59.13, -24.20, 2.04
RGB Percent35.69%, 60.39%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH59.13, 24.28, 175.19
XYZ20.46, 27.17, 28.21
CIE-L*UV59.13, -29.37, 6.67
xyY0.27, 0.36, 27.17
Hunter-Lab52.13, -21.16, 4.40
RYB35.69%, 49.84%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B9A8A on a dark background: contrast 6.43:1, passes WCAG AA.
#5B9A8A on a light background: contrast 3.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B9A8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#5B9A8A · #92BFB4 · #396056 · #9A5B6A · #BF929D

Analogous palette

#6A9A5B · #5B9A6A · #5B9A8A · #5B8A9A · #5B6A9A

Triadic palette

#5B9A8A · #8A5B9A · #9A8A5B · #92BFB4 · #B492BF

Tetradic palette

#5B9A8A · #6A5B9A · #9A5B6A · #8A9A5B · #396056

Monochromatic palette

#223A34 · #3E6A5F · #5B9A8A · #88B9AD · #B8D5CE

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