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#5FA2BC closest to Surgical

#5FA2BC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(95, 162, 188)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 41% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #5FA2BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #5FA2BC

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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#5FA2BC 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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#5FA2BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5FA2BC 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 #8695BC
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949FBD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #889FBD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8695BC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D9ABC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2DAAAA
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #50A5B4
  • 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 #8D9BA3

#5FA2BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#5FA2BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#5FA2BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FA2BC in CSS

/* Surgical */
.color { color: #5FA2BC; }
.background { background-color: #5FA2BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5FA2BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 162 188);
color: hsl(197 41% 55%);
color: oklch(0.678 0.078 225.1);

#5FA2BC FAQ

What color is #5FA2BC?

#5FA2BC 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 #5FA2BC?

#5FA2BC is rgb(95, 162, 188) in RGB, hsl(197, 41%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 14%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FA2BC?

The complementary color of #5FA2BC is #BC795F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FA2BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FA2BC: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FA2BC a warm or cool color?

#5FA2BC is a cool color.