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#5BBBBD closest to Castaway

#5BBBBD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(91, 187, 189)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 43% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #5BBBBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.29:1.

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Variations of #5BBBBD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5BBBBD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5BBBBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5BBBBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0A7BE
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B3BD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EB4BE
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0A7BE
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90AFBE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #07C0BB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #47BDBC
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9DB0B1

#5BBBBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#5BBBBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.29:1 Very good#5BBBBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5BBBBD in CSS

/* Castaway */
.color { color: #5BBBBD; }
.background { background-color: #5BBBBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5BBBBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 187 189);
color: hsl(181 43% 55%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.090 197.2);

#5BBBBD FAQ

What color is #5BBBBD?

#5BBBBD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Castaway. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5BBBBD?

#5BBBBD is rgb(91, 187, 189) in RGB, hsl(181, 43%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5BBBBD?

The complementary color of #5BBBBD is #BD5D5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5BBBBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #5BBBBD: 9.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5BBBBD a warm or cool color?

#5BBBBD is a cool color.