Information about #5AAF9E color

#5AAF9E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5AAF9E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 175, 158) — 35.3% red, 68.6% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 7 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #5AAF9E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Puerto Rico (#59BAA3). Slightly further away sit Polished Pine (#5DA493) and Vintage Mint (#69B096).

The recipe behind #5AAF9E is rgb(90, 175, 158), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5AAF9E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5AAF9E color variations

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#5AAF9E 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 #5AAF9E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5AAF9E
  • RGB90, 175, 158
  • CMYK33, 0, 7, 31
  • CSSrgb(90, 175, 158)
  • HSL168°, 35%, 52%
  • HSL Precise168°, 34.694%, 51.961%
  • HSV168°, 49%, 69%
  • HSB168°, 49%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.686, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.686, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.686, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5AAF9E
  • DECIMAL ID5943198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01