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#5FA2BB closest to Surgical

#5FA2BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Surgical. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 63.5% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(95, 162, 187)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 40% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #5FA2BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.37:1.

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Variations of #5FA2BB

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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#5FA2BB 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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#5FA2BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5FA2BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8695BB
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949FBC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #889FBC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8695BB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D9ABB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2EAAAA
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #50A5B3
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D9BA2

#5FA2BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#5FA2BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.37:1 Very good#5FA2BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FA2BB in CSS

/* Surgical */
.color { color: #5FA2BB; }
.background { background-color: #5FA2BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5FA2BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 162 187);
color: hsl(196 40% 55%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.077 224.1);

#5FA2BB FAQ

What color is #5FA2BB?

#5FA2BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Surgical. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5FA2BB?

#5FA2BB is rgb(95, 162, 187) in RGB, hsl(196, 40%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 13%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FA2BB?

The complementary color of #5FA2BB is #BB785F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FA2BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FA2BB: 7.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FA2BB a warm or cool color?

#5FA2BB is a cool color.