Information about #5BA5AE color

#5BA5AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5BA5AE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 165, 174) — 35.7% red, 64.7% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 4 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5BA5AE reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Toto (#519DAF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fountain Blue (#65ADB2) and Crystal Blue (#68A0B0).

The recipe behind #5BA5AE is rgb(91, 165, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5BA5AE: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #5BA5AE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5BA5AE color variations

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#5BA5AE 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 #5BA5AE

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

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5BA5AE
  • RGB91, 165, 174
  • CMYK33, 4, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(91, 165, 174)
  • HSL187°, 34%, 52%
  • HSL Precise186.506°, 33.878%, 51.961%
  • HSV187°, 48%, 68%
  • HSB187°, 48%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.647, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.647, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.647, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5BA5AE
  • DECIMAL ID6006190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01