Cadet Blue (Blue)

#5B9588

RGB: 91, 149, 136

Color OverviewHEX #5B9588

#5B9588 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #5B9588 is composed of 36% red, 58% green, and 53% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 167°, saturation of 24%, and lightness of 47%.

HEX

#5B9588

RGB

91, 149, 136

HSL

167°, 24%, 47%

HSV

167°, 39%, 58%

CMYK

39%, 0%, 9%, 42%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #5B9588 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #5B9588 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #5B9588 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #5B9588

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #5B9588 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.44 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #5B9588 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.1 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #5B9588;
}

.element {
  color: #5B9588;
  background-color: #5B9588;
  border-color: #5B9588;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#5B9588] text-[#5B9588] border-[#5B9588]">
  Content styled with #5B9588
</div>