All About Color #5BB9BE

#5BB9BE

About #5BB9BE

#5BB9BE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5BB9BE. In RGB it is red 91, green 185, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 183°, saturation 43%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 52%, 3%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.13:1 on black.

#5BB9BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, B9, BE
CMYK52.11%, 2.63%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal91, 185, 190
HSL183°, 43%, 55%
RGB Octal133, 271, 276
HSV (HSB)183.03°, 52.11%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1011011, 10111001, 10111110
CIE-L*AB69.92, -26.34, -11.07
RGB Percent35.69%, 72.55%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH69.92, 28.57, 202.79
XYZ30.96, 40.64, 54.93
CIE-L*UV69.92, -40.06, -12.86
xyY0.24, 0.32, 40.64
Hunter-Lab63.75, -24.88, -6.46
RYB35.69%, 54.60%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BB9BE on a dark background: contrast 9.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BB9BE on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BB9BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BB9BE · #9DD5D8 · #368387 · #BE605B · #D8A09D

Analogous palette

#5BBE60 · #5BBE91 · #5BB9BE · #5B87BE · #605BBE

Triadic palette

#5BB9BE · #BE5BB9 · #B9BE5B · #9DD5D8 · #D89DD5

Tetradic palette

#5BB9BE · #915BBE · #BE605B · #87BE5B · #368387

Monochromatic palette

#24585B · #3A8D92 · #5BB9BE · #92D0D3 · #C8E8E9

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