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#5BB1BE

#5bb1be ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5bb1be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.11% cyan, 6.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 187.88°, with 43.23% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3739

Complementary

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #be685b

Split complementary

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #be5b80
  3. #be9a5b

Analogous

  1. #5bbe9a
  2. #5bb1be
  3. #5b80be

Triadic

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #be5bb1
  3. #b1be5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #685bbe
  3. #be685b
  4. #b1be5b

Square

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #9a5bbe
  3. #be685b
  4. #80be5b

Monochromatic

  1. #24545c
  2. #3a8792
  3. #5bb1be
  4. #92cbd4
  5. #c9e5e9

Shades

#5bb1be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #529fab
  3. #498e98
  4. #407c85
  5. #376a72
  6. #2e595f
  7. #24474c
  8. #1b3539
  9. #122326
  10. #091213
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb1be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #6bb9c5
  3. #7cc1cb
  4. #8cc8d2
  5. #9dd0d8
  6. #add8df
  7. #bde0e5
  8. #cee8ec
  9. #deeff2
  10. #eff7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb1be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb1be
  2. #5facb8
  3. #62a7b2
  4. #66a2ab
  5. #6a9da5
  6. #6e999f
  7. #719499
  8. #758f93
  9. #798a8c
  10. #7c8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8daaaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4abbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a0be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #11b8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8daebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82a7be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3cb5b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb1be {
  color: #5bb1be;
}
Background
.bg-5bb1be {
  background-color: #5bb1be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb1be {
  border: 2px solid #5bb1be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb1be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 177 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb1be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb1be, #5b80be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb1be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 177 190 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.48 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.10 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.32 #a44e41 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5bb1be  rgb(91, 177, 190)  hsl(188, 43%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#be685b  rgb(190, 104, 91)  hsl(8, 43%, 55%)  Indian Red
#be5bb1  rgb(190, 91, 177)  hsl(308, 43%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#b1be5b  rgb(177, 190, 91)  hsl(68, 43%, 55%)  Dark Khaki