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#5BB1B3

#5bb1b3 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5bb1b3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 69.41% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.16% cyan, 1.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 181.36°, with 36.67% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3692

Complementary

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #b35d5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #b35b85
  3. #b3895b

Analogous

  1. #5bb389
  2. #5bb1b3
  3. #5b85b3

Triadic

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #b35bb1
  3. #b1b35b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #5d5bb3
  3. #b35d5b
  4. #b1b35b

Square

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #895bb3
  3. #b35d5b
  4. #85b35b

Monochromatic

  1. #254f50
  2. #3d8384
  3. #5bb1b3
  4. #8fcacb
  5. #c4e3e3

Shades

#5bb1b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #529fa1
  3. #498e8f
  4. #407c7d
  5. #376a6b
  6. #2e595a
  7. #244748
  8. #1b3536
  9. #122324
  10. #091212
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb1b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #6bb9bb
  3. #7cc1c2
  4. #8cc8ca
  5. #9dd0d1
  6. #add8d9
  7. #bde0e1
  8. #cee8e8
  9. #deeff0
  10. #eff7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb1b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb1b3
  2. #5facae
  3. #62a7a9
  4. #66a2a4
  5. #6a9d9f
  6. #6e999a
  7. #719494
  8. #758f8f
  9. #798a8a
  10. #7c8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ca9aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7aab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989fb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fadb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84a6b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40b4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb1b3 {
  color: #5bb1b3;
}
Background
.bg-5bb1b3 {
  background-color: #5bb1b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb1b3 {
  border: 2px solid #5bb1b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb1b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 177 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb1b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb1b3, #5b85b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb1b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 177 179 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.91 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.89 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.09 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.08 #a44e4c Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#5bb1b3  rgb(91, 177, 179)  hsl(181, 37%, 53%)  Verdigris
#b35d5b  rgb(179, 93, 91)  hsl(1, 37%, 53%)  Redwood
#b35bb1  rgb(179, 91, 177)  hsl(301, 37%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#b1b35b  rgb(177, 179, 91)  hsl(61, 37%, 53%)  Dark Khaki