All About Color #5BB2CD

#5BB2CD

About #5BB2CD

#5BB2CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5BB2CD. In RGB it is red 91, green 178, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 194°, saturation 53%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 56%, 13%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.42:1 on white and 8.69:1 on black.

#5BB2CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, B2, CD
CMYK55.61%, 13.17%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal91, 178, 205
HSL194°, 53%, 58%
RGB Octal133, 262, 315
HSV (HSB)194.21°, 55.61%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1011011, 10110010, 11001101
CIE-L*AB68.37, -18.54, -21.67
RGB Percent35.69%, 69.80%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH68.37, 28.52, 229.45
XYZ31.25, 38.47, 63.54
CIE-L*UV68.37, -36.75, -31.05
xyY0.23, 0.29, 38.47
Hunter-Lab62.03, -18.60, -17.31
RYB35.69%, 55.04%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BB2CD on a dark background: contrast 8.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BB2CD on a light background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BB2CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BB2CD · #A1D3E2 · #30839C · #CD765B · #E2B1A1

Analogous palette

#5BCD76 · #5BCDAE · #5BB2CD · #5B79CD · #765BCD

Triadic palette

#5BB2CD · #CD5BB2 · #B2CD5B · #A1D3E2 · #E2A1D3

Tetradic palette

#5BB2CD · #AE5BCD · #CD765B · #79CD5B · #30839C

Monochromatic palette

#225C6D · #348DA8 · #5BB2CD · #96CEDF · #D0E9F1

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