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#5BBCBC closest to Castaway

#5BBCBC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(91, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 42% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #5BBCBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.36:1.

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Variations of #5BBCBC

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

How #5BBCBC 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 #A1A8BD
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B4BC
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B5BC
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1A8BD
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #91AFBD
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #09C1BC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #47BEBC
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EB1B1

#5BBCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#5BBCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.36:1 Very good#5BBCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5BBCBC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 188 188);
color: hsl(180 42% 55%);
color: oklch(0.737 0.091 195.4);

#5BBCBC FAQ

What color is #5BBCBC?

#5BBCBC 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 #5BBCBC?

#5BBCBC is rgb(91, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(180, 42%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5BBCBC?

The complementary color of #5BBCBC is #BC5B5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5BBCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #5BBCBC: 9.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5BBCBC a warm or cool color?

#5BBCBC is a cool color.