Information about #5F979B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5F979B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 151, 155) — 37.3% red, 59.2% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 2 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5F979B reads as a softly toned aqua 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 Desaturated Cyan (#669999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0) and Wishlist (#659295).

The recipe behind #5F979B is rgb(95, 151, 155), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5F979B: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. #5F979B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5F979B color variations

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

#5F979B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5F979B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5F979B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Wishlist

#659295
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Grey

#808080

#5F979B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5F979B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#9B635F
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Nearest named colors to #5F979B

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

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Dull Teal color link
Dull Teal

#5F9E8F

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Polished Pine color link
Polished Pine

#5DA493

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Grey Teal color link
Grey Teal

#5E9B8A

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

#5F979B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F979B
  • RGB95, 151, 155
  • CMYK24, 2, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(95, 151, 155)
  • HSL184°, 24%, 49%
  • HSL Precise184°, 24%, 49.02%
  • HSV184°, 39%, 61%
  • HSB184°, 39%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.592, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.592, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.592, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5F979B
  • DECIMAL ID6264731
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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