Information about #5A686F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5A686F falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(90, 104, 111) — 35.3% red, 40.8% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 3 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #5A686F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Slate Grey (#59656D). Slightly further away sit Cadet (#536872) and Shuttle Grey (#61666B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(90, 104, 111)), which gives #5A686F its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A686F: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5A686F color variations

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

#5A686F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5A686F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5A686F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5A686F 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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#5A686F 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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#676D5A
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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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Nearest named colors to #5A686F

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

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

#5A686F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A686F
  • RGB90, 104, 111
  • CMYK8, 3, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(90, 104, 111)
  • HSL200°, 10%, 39%
  • HSL Precise200°, 10.448%, 39.412%
  • HSV200°, 19%, 44%
  • HSB200°, 19%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.408, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.408, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.408, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A686F
  • DECIMAL ID5924975
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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