What color is #5B9BAD?

#5B9BAD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9BAD?

The RGB value is 91, 155, 173: 91 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9BAD?

The complementary color is #AD6D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9BAD color

#5B9BAD rgb(91, 155, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B9BAD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 60.8% green and 67.8% blue (91, 155, 173).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#5B9BAD color codes

HEX	`#5B9BAD`
RGB	`rgb(91, 155, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 60.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, -15.59, -15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 22.17, 225.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.576, 28.682, 43.821)`
Decimal	`6003629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9BAD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5B9BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5B9BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9bad; }
.text { color: #5b9bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 155 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9bad, #5b72ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B9BAD?: #5B9BAD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9BAD?: The RGB value is 91, 155, 173: 91 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9BAD?: The complementary color is #AD6D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.