Information about #5FB5CD color

#5FB5CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5FB5CD belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(95, 181, 205) (37.3% red, 71% green, 80.4% blue), or CMYK 43 / 9 / 0 / 20 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #5FB5CD carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 practically indistinguishable from Parachute (#65B8D1). Slightly further away sit Delicate Girl Blue (#6AB2CA) and Something Blue (#68ADD0).

The recipe behind #5FB5CD is rgb(95, 181, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5FB5CD: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #5FB5CD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5FB5CD color variations

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

#5FB5CD 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 #5FB5CD

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

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5FB5CD
  • RGB95, 181, 205
  • CMYK43, 9, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(95, 181, 205)
  • HSL193°, 52%, 59%
  • HSL Precise193.091°, 52.381%, 58.824%
  • HSV193°, 54%, 80%
  • HSB193°, 54%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.710, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.710, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.710, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5FB5CD
  • DECIMAL ID6272461
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01