Information about #5A8187 color

#5A8187 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5A8187 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(90, 129, 135) (35.3% red, 50.6% green, 52.9% blue), or CMYK 18 / 2 / 0 / 47 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #5A8187 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Smalt Blue (#5E7C80). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Grey (#607C8E) and Grayish Turquoise (#5E7D7E).

The recipe behind #5A8187 is rgb(90, 129, 135), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5A8187: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5A8187 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5A8187 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5A8187 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A8187

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Blue Bayoux color link
Blue Bayoux

#62777E

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A8187
  • RGB90, 129, 135
  • CMYK18, 2, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(90, 129, 135)
  • HSL188°, 20%, 44%
  • HSL Precise188°, 20%, 44.118%
  • HSV188°, 33%, 53%
  • HSB188°, 33%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.506, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.506, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.506, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5A8187
  • DECIMAL ID5931399
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01