All About Color #5BB5BE

#5BB5BE

About #5BB5BE

#5BB5BE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5BB5BE. In RGB it is red 91, green 181, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 185°, saturation 43%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 52%, 5%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.39:1 on white and 8.80:1 on black.

#5BB5BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, B5, BE
CMYK52.11%, 4.74%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal91, 181, 190
HSL185°, 43%, 55%
RGB Octal133, 265, 276
HSV (HSB)185.45°, 52.11%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1011011, 10110101, 10111110
CIE-L*AB68.74, -24.34, -12.84
RGB Percent35.69%, 70.98%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH68.74, 27.52, 207.80
XYZ30.13, 38.99, 54.65
CIE-L*UV68.74, -38.51, -15.93
xyY0.24, 0.32, 38.99
Hunter-Lab62.44, -23.13, -8.19
RYB35.69%, 54.17%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BB5BE on a dark background: contrast 8.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BB5BE on a light background: contrast 2.39:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BB5BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BB5BE · #9DD3D8 · #368087 · #BE635B · #D8A19D

Analogous palette

#5BBE63 · #5BBE94 · #5BB5BE · #5B84BE · #635BBE

Triadic palette

#5BB5BE · #BE5BB5 · #B5BE5B · #9DD3D8 · #D89DD3

Tetradic palette

#5BB5BE · #945BBE · #BE635B · #84BE5B · #368087

Monochromatic palette

#24575B · #3A8B92 · #5BB5BE · #92CED3 · #C8E6E9

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