All About Color #5BBCBE

#5BBCBE

About #5BBCBE

#5BBCBE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5BBCBE. In RGB it is red 91, green 188, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 181°, saturation 43%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 52%, 1%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.38:1 on black.

#5BBCBE Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, BC, BE
CMYK52.11%, 1.05%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal91, 188, 190
HSL181°, 43%, 55%
RGB Octal133, 274, 276
HSV (HSB)181.21°, 52.11%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1011011, 10111100, 10111110
CIE-L*AB70.81, -27.82, -9.75
RGB Percent35.69%, 73.73%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH70.81, 29.48, 199.31
XYZ31.59, 41.91, 55.14
CIE-L*UV70.81, -41.22, -10.58
xyY0.25, 0.33, 41.91
Hunter-Lab64.74, -26.18, -5.18
RYB35.69%, 54.90%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BBCBE on a dark background: contrast 9.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BBCBE on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BBCBE · #9DD7D8 · #368687 · #BE5D5B · #D89E9D

Analogous palette

#5BBE5D · #5BBE8E · #5BBCBE · #5B8BBE · #5D5BBE

Triadic palette

#5BBCBE · #BE5BBC · #BCBE5B · #9DD7D8 · #D89DD7

Tetradic palette

#5BBCBE · #8E5BBE · #BE5D5B · #8BBE5B · #368687

Monochromatic palette

#245A5B · #3A9092 · #5BBCBE · #92D2D3 · #C8E9E9

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