Cadet Blue (Blue)

#5FB9AE

RGB: 95, 185, 174

Color OverviewHEX #5FB9AE

#5FB9AE Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #5FB9AE is composed of 37% red, 73% green, and 68% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 173°, saturation of 39%, and lightness of 55%.

HEX

#5FB9AE

RGB

95, 185, 174

HSL

173°, 39%, 55%

HSV

173°, 49%, 73%

CMYK

49%, 0%, 6%, 27%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #5FB9AE (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #5FB9AE (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #5FB9AE (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #5FB9AE

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 #5FB9AE Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.32 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #5FB9AE Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.04 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #5FB9AE;
}

.element {
  color: #5FB9AE;
  background-color: #5FB9AE;
  border-color: #5FB9AE;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#5FB9AE] text-[#5FB9AE] border-[#5FB9AE]">
  Content styled with #5FB9AE
</div>