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#5FBBBB closest to Castaway

#5FBBBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(95, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 40% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #5FBBBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.31:1.

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Variations of #5FBBBB

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

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

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1A8BC
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B3BB
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B4BB
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1A8BC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #92AFBC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #23C0BB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4DBDBB
  • 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 #9EB0B0

#5FBBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#5FBBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.31:1 Very good#5FBBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FBBBB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 187 187);
color: hsl(180 40% 55%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.088 195.4);

#5FBBBB FAQ

What color is #5FBBBB?

#5FBBBB 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 #5FBBBB?

#5FBBBB is rgb(95, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 40%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FBBBB?

The complementary color of #5FBBBB is #BB5F5F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FBBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FBBBB: 9.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FBBBB a warm or cool color?

#5FBBBB is a cool color.