#5B8E7D · near Cadet

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#5B8E7D (RGB 91, 142, 125) is a medium, muted teal, closest to Cadet and near Gray and Slate. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #5B8E7D a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 171°.

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HEX#5B8E7D
RGBrgb(91, 142, 125)
HSLhsl(160, 22%, 46%)
CMYK36, 0, 12, 44
CSS var--cadet
Contrast3.74:1 white · 5.61:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Gray #808080Slate #708090Warm Gray #8B8589Stone #928E85

How to use #5B8E7D

Black text passes WCAG AA on #5B8E7D (5.61:1); white text does not (3.74:1).

For a calm scheme pair #5B8E7D with its analogous neighbors #5B8F64 and #5B878F; for contrast use its complement #8F5B6D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #5B8E7D;

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#5B8E7D hex color card: near Cadet, RGB 91, 142, 125
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Shades & tints

#121C19#243932#37554B#497264#5B8E7D#7CA597#9DBBB1#BDD2CB#DEE8E5

Color harmonies for #5B8E7D

Complementary

#5B8E7D#8F5B6D

Analogous

#5B8E7D#5B8F64#5B878F

Triadic

#5B8E7D#7E5B8F#8F7E5B

Split complementary

#5B8E7D#8F5B87#8F645B

Tetradic

#5B8E7D#645B8F#8F5B6D#878F5B

Palettes with #5B8E7D