Information about #5A8785 color

#5A8785 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A8785 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(90, 135, 133) — 35.3% red, 52.9% green, 52.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 1 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #5A8785 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 almost identical to Steel Teal (#5F8A8B). Slightly further away sit Wintergreen Dream (#56887D) and Undercover (#648985).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(90, 135, 133)), which gives #5A8785 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5A8785: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. No one has named #5A8785 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5A8785 color variations

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

#5A8785 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 #5A8785

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

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A8785
  • RGB90, 135, 133
  • CMYK18, 0, 1, 47
  • CSSrgb(90, 135, 133)
  • HSL177°, 20%, 44%
  • HSL Precise177.333°, 20%, 44.118%
  • HSV177°, 33%, 53%
  • HSB177°, 33%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.529, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.529, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.529, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5A8785
  • DECIMAL ID5932933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01