Information about #5B8895 color

#5B8895 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B8895 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 136, 149) — 35.7% red, 53.3% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 5 / 0 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B8895 reads as a calm, restrained cyan and 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 a hair away from Horizon (#648894). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Baked (#558F93) and Steel Teal (#5F8A8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 136, 149) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5B8895: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B8895 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B8895 color variations

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

#5B8895 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 #5B8895

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

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B8895
  • RGB91, 136, 149
  • CMYK23, 5, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(91, 136, 149)
  • HSL193°, 24%, 47%
  • HSL Precise193.448°, 24.167%, 47.059%
  • HSV193°, 39%, 58%
  • HSB193°, 39%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.533, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.533, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.533, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B8895
  • DECIMAL ID5998741
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01