All About Color #5BB2BE

#5BB2BE

About #5BB2BE

#5BB2BE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5BB2BE. In RGB it is red 91, green 178, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 187°, saturation 43%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 52%, 6%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.56:1 on black.

#5BB2BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, B2, BE
CMYK52.11%, 6.32%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal91, 178, 190
HSL187°, 43%, 55%
RGB Octal133, 262, 276
HSV (HSB)187.27°, 52.11%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1011011, 10110010, 10111110
CIE-L*AB67.86, -22.82, -14.16
RGB Percent35.69%, 69.80%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH67.86, 26.86, 211.82
XYZ29.53, 37.78, 54.45
CIE-L*UV67.86, -37.35, -18.24
xyY0.24, 0.31, 37.78
Hunter-Lab61.47, -21.82, -9.50
RYB35.69%, 53.85%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BB2BE on a dark background: contrast 8.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BB2BE on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BB2BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BB2BE · #9DD1D8 · #367D87 · #BE665B · #D8A39D

Analogous palette

#5BBE66 · #5BBE98 · #5BB2BE · #5B81BE · #665BBE

Triadic palette

#5BB2BE · #BE5BB2 · #B2BE5B · #9DD1D8 · #D89DD1

Tetradic palette

#5BB2BE · #985BBE · #BE665B · #81BE5B · #367D87

Monochromatic palette

#24555B · #3A8892 · #5BB2BE · #92CCD3 · #C8E5E9

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