All About Color #5CB9BC

#5CB9BC

About #5CB9BC

#5CB9BC is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5CB9BC. In RGB it is red 92, green 185, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 182°, saturation 42%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 51%, 2%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.12:1 on black.

#5CB9BC Color Conversion

Hex triplet5C, B9, BC
CMYK51.06%, 1.60%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal92, 185, 188
HSL182°, 42%, 55%
RGB Octal134, 271, 274
HSV (HSB)181.88°, 51.06%, 73.73%
RGB Binary1011100, 10111001, 10111100
CIE-L*AB69.90, -26.67, -10.00
RGB Percent36.08%, 72.55%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH69.90, 28.48, 200.56
XYZ30.84, 40.60, 53.79
CIE-L*UV69.90, -39.87, -11.13
xyY0.25, 0.32, 40.60
Hunter-Lab63.72, -25.12, -5.44
RYB36.08%, 54.60%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5CB9BC on a dark background: contrast 9.12:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5CB9BC on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5CB9BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5CB9BC · #9DD5D7 · #378386 · #BC5F5C · #D79F9D

Analogous palette

#5CBC5F · #5CBC8F · #5CB9BC · #5C89BC · #5F5CBC

Triadic palette

#5CB9BC · #BC5CB9 · #B9BC5C · #9DD5D7 · #D79DD5

Tetradic palette

#5CB9BC · #8F5CBC · #BC5F5C · #89BC5C · #378386

Monochromatic palette

#25595B · #3B8E91 · #5CB9BC · #92D0D3 · #C9E8E9

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