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#5BB5B5

#5bb5b5 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5bb5b5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 70.98% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 37.82% saturation and 53.33% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.3861

Complementary

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #b55b5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #b55b88
  3. #b5885b

Analogous

  1. #5bb588
  2. #5bb5b5
  3. #5b88b5

Triadic

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #b55bb5
  3. #b5b55b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #5b5bb5
  3. #b55b5b
  4. #b5b55b

Square

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #885bb5
  3. #b55b5b
  4. #88b55b

Monochromatic

  1. #255252
  2. #3d8787
  3. #5bb5b5
  4. #90cdcd
  5. #c4e5e5

Shades

#5bb5b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #52a3a3
  3. #499191
  4. #407f7f
  5. #376d6d
  6. #2e5b5b
  7. #244848
  8. #1b3636
  9. #122424
  10. #091212
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb5b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #6bbcbc
  3. #7cc4c4
  4. #8ccbcb
  5. #9dd3d3
  6. #addada
  7. #bde1e1
  8. #cee9e9
  9. #def0f0
  10. #eff8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb5b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb5b5
  2. #5fb0b0
  3. #62aaaa
  4. #66a5a5
  5. #6aa0a0
  6. #6e9b9b
  7. #719595
  8. #759090
  9. #798b8b
  10. #7c8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fadad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abaeb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca2b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1ebab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b1b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86aab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fb8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb5b5 {
  color: #5bb5b5;
}
Background
.bg-5bb5b5 {
  background-color: #5bb5b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb5b5 {
  border: 2px solid #5bb5b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb5b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 181 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 38% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb5b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb5b5, #5b88b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb5b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 181 181 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.19 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.16 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.47 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.10 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.60 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.77 #a44a4a Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#5bb5b5  rgb(91, 181, 181)  hsl(180, 38%, 53%)  Verdigris
#b55b5b  rgb(181, 91, 91)  hsl(0, 38%, 53%)  Redwood
#b55bb5  rgb(181, 91, 181)  hsl(300, 38%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#b5b55b  rgb(181, 181, 91)  hsl(60, 38%, 53%)  Dark Khaki