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#5EB6BC

#5eb6bc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5eb6bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 71.37% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 183.83°, with 41.23% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.3947

Complementary

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #bc645e

Split complementary

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #bc5e87
  3. #bc935e

Analogous

  1. #5ebc93
  2. #5eb6bc
  3. #5e87bc

Triadic

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #bc5eb6
  3. #b6bc5e

Tetradic

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #645ebc
  3. #bc645e
  4. #b6bc5e

Square

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #935ebc
  3. #bc645e
  4. #87bc5e

Monochromatic

  1. #26585b
  2. #3c8c91
  3. #5eb6bc
  4. #94ced2
  5. #cae7e9

Shades

#5eb6bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #55a4a9
  3. #4b9296
  4. #427f84
  5. #386d71
  6. #2f5b5e
  7. #26494b
  8. #1c3738
  9. #132426
  10. #091213
  11. #000000

Tints

#5eb6bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #6ebdc3
  3. #7ec5c9
  4. #8eccd0
  5. #9ed3d7
  6. #afdbde
  7. #bfe2e4
  8. #cfe9eb
  9. #dff0f2
  10. #eff8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5eb6bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5eb6bc
  2. #61b1b6
  3. #65abb0
  4. #68a6aa
  5. #6ca0a4
  6. #6f9b9e
  7. #729698
  8. #769092
  9. #798b8c
  10. #7d8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91aeb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abafbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba4bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #20bcb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87abbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41b9b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5eb6bc {
  color: #5eb6bc;
}
Background
.bg-5eb6bc {
  background-color: #5eb6bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5eb6bc {
  border: 2px solid #5eb6bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5eb6bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 182 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5eb6bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5eb6bc, #5e87bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5eb6bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 182 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.47 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.96 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.28 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.62 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.88 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.90 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.63 #a14943 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#5eb6bc  rgb(94, 182, 188)  hsl(184, 41%, 55%)  Verdigris
#bc645e  rgb(188, 100, 94)  hsl(4, 41%, 55%)  Indian Red
#bc5eb6  rgb(188, 94, 182)  hsl(304, 41%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#b6bc5e  rgb(182, 188, 94)  hsl(64, 41%, 55%)  Dark Khaki