Start generating
5BBBCD

#5BBBCD closest to High Dive

#5BBBCD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is High Dive. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(91, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 53% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 56% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #5BBBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.43:1.

Make a palette with #5BBBCD

#5BBBCD color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #5BBBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

5BBBCD4EA2B2418A9835737E295C661E464E133238091F23030D0F000202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

5BBBCD6FC2D280C9D791D0DCA2D6E1B2DDE6C2E4EBD1EBF0E0F2F5F0F8FA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

5BBBCD62B5C567AFBD6CA9B570A3AE749EA677989E7A92977C8C8F7E8688

Hues

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

72BE9868BEA45FBFAF5ABEBA59BDC45BBBCD61B9D569B6DC74B3E17FAFE58AACE7

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

4CAFD94FB1D752B4D455B6D258B9CF5BBBCD67BAC872B9C27BB7BD84B6B78DB5B1

#5BBBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

5BBBCDCD6D5B
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

5BBBCDCD5B82CDA65B
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

5BBBCD5BCDA65B82CD
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

5BBBCDCD5BBBBBCD5B
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

5BBBCD6D5BCDCD6D5BBBCD5B
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

5BBBCDA65BCDCD6D5B82CD5B
Open in generator →

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

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

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9BA8CD
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB5CE
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BB6CE
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9BA8CD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8DAFCD
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C3C0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #43BEC7
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EB1B6

#5BBBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#5BBBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.43:1 Very good#5BBBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #5BBBCD

Palettes with #5BBBCD

#5BBBCD in CSS

/* High Dive */
.color { color: #5BBBCD; }
.background { background-color: #5BBBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5BBBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 187 205);
color: hsl(189 53% 58%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.094 211.5);

#5BBBCD FAQ

What color is #5BBBCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #5BBBCD?

#5BBBCD is rgb(91, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(189, 53%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(56%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5BBBCD?

The complementary color of #5BBBCD is #CD6D5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5BBBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #5BBBCD: 9.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5BBBCD a warm or cool color?

#5BBBCD is a cool color.