All About Color #5FA9AB

#5FA9AB

About #5FA9AB

#5FA9AB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5FA9AB. In RGB it is red 95, green 169, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 182°, saturation 31%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 44%, 1%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.71:1 on white and 7.75:1 on black.

#5FA9AB Color Conversion

Hex triplet5F, A9, AB
CMYK44.44%, 1.17%, 0.00%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal95, 169, 171
HSL182°, 31%, 52%
RGB Octal137, 251, 253
HSV (HSB)181.58°, 44.44%, 67.06%
RGB Binary1011111, 10101001, 10101011
CIE-L*AB64.76, -22.47, -8.23
RGB Percent37.25%, 66.27%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH64.76, 23.93, 200.12
XYZ26.26, 33.75, 43.66
CIE-L*UV64.76, -33.28, -8.85
xyY0.25, 0.33, 33.75
Hunter-Lab58.09, -20.98, -3.89
RYB37.25%, 51.96%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5FA9AB on a dark background: contrast 7.75:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5FA9AB on a light background: contrast 2.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5FA9AB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5FA9AB · #9BC9CA · #3C7072 · #AB615F · #CA9C9B

Analogous palette

#5FAB61 · #5FAB87 · #5FA9AB · #5F82AB · #615FAB

Triadic palette

#5FA9AB · #AB5FA8 · #A8AB5F · #9BC9CA · #CA9BC9

Tetradic palette

#5FA9AB · #875FAB · #AB615F · #82AB5F · #3C7072

Monochromatic palette

#274849 · #417A7C · #5FA9AB · #91C3C5 · #C3DEDF

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