#5bb8ab Color Information

#5bb8ab Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5bb8ab. In RGB, it consists of 35.7% Red, 72.2% Green, and 67.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 50.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 7.1% Yellow, and 27.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 171.6°, with saturation of 39.6% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #5bb8ab is 6011051, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5bb8ab is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#5bb8ab Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color91, 184, 171 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color35.7%, 72.2%, 67.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.643, 0.278, 0.329 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.505, 0, 0.071, 0.278 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color171.6°, 39.6%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color171.6°, 50.5%, 72.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.806, 39.445, 44.624 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color91, 141, 184 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6011051 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.073, -30.839, -1.882 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.073, 30.897, 183.492 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.073, -40.495, 2.042 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.806, -28.041, 1.838 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.255, 0.349, 39.445 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284201131 / 0xff5bb8ab Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #5bb8ab

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5bb8ab, its pure hue is 171.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.6%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #5bb8ab, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b1715 to #50a196.

Tints of #5bb8ab

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5bb8ab, its pure hue is 171.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.6%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #5bb8ab, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #70c1b6 to #ebf6f5.

Tones of #5bb8ab

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5bb8ab, its pure hue is 171.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #5bb8ab, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #14ffde (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5bb8ab

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5bb8ab! For #5bb8ab, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #5bb8ab. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5bb8ab

This color, #5bb8ab, consists of 35.7% Red, 72.2% Green, and 67.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 91, Green = 184, Blue = 171. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5bb8ab is 50.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 7.1% Yellow, and 27.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R35.7%
C50.5%
G72.2%
M0.0%
B67.1%
Y7.1%
K27.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 91 184 171
Octal 133 270 253
Hexa #5b #b8 #ab
Binary 01011011 10111000 10101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 50 0 7 27
Octal 62 0 7 33
Hexa #32 #00 #07 #1b
Binary 00110010 00000000 00000111 00011011

Analogous Colors of #5bb8ab

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5bb8ab — which has hue 171.6° — its analogous colors are located at 141.6° and 201.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5bb8ab.

Triadic Colors of #5bb8ab

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #5bb8ab — which has hue 171.6° — its triadic colors are located at 51.6° and 291.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5bb8ab.

Complementary Color of #5bb8ab

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5bb8ab — which has hue 171.6° — its complementary color is located at 351.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5bb8ab.

Split Complementary Colors of #5bb8ab

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #5bb8ab — which has hue 171.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 21.6° and 321.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5bb8ab.

Tetradic Colors of #5bb8ab

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #5bb8ab — which has hue 171.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 81.6°, 171.6°, 261.6°, and 351.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5bb8ab.

Monochromatic Colors of #5bb8ab

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5bb8ab, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3f5e5a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a1e7dd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5bb8ab

We want to make getting started with #5bb8ab on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5bb8ab into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5bb8ab can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #5bb8ab with other HTML elements.

#5bb8ab Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5bb8ab.
<span style="color: #5bb8ab;">The color of this text is #5bb8ab.</span>

#5bb8ab Background Color

The background color for this text is #5bb8ab.
<div style="background-color: #5bb8ab; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5bb8ab.</div>

#5bb8ab Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5bb8ab.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5bb8ab;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5bb8ab.</span>

#5bb8ab Border Color

This is a div with border color #5bb8ab.
<div style="border: #5bb8ab 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5bb8ab.</div>

#5bb8ab Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5bb8ab on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5bb8ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5bb8ab on a white background.</div></div>

#5bb8ab Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5bb8ab on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5bb8ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5bb8ab on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5bb8ab to White

This is a gradient from #5bb8ab to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5bb8ab,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5bb8ab,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5bb8ab,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5bb8ab,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5bb8ab to white.</div>

Gradient from #5bb8ab to Black

This is a gradient from #5bb8ab to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5bb8ab,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5bb8ab,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5bb8ab,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5bb8ab,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5bb8ab to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5bb8ab

In addition to using #5bb8ab on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #5bb8ab in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5bb8ab, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 91, Green = 184, Blue = 171). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5bb8ab in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #5bb8ab
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(91, 184, 171)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5bb8ab; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5bb8ab; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5bb8ab; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(91, 184, 171);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5bb8ab")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:91, green:184, blue:171, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:91 green:184 blue:171 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(91f, 184f, 171f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(91, 184, 171);
 

#5bb8ab Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5bb8ab the same way. For those with color blindness, #5bb8ab might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5bb8ab looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5bb8ab is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #5bb8ab looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #5bb8ab will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5bb8ab is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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