Information about #5AD6DF color

#5AD6DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5AD6DF falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 214, 223) — 35.3% red, 83.9% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 4 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5AD6DF is a energetic, saturated water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Arctic Blue (#51D5E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Cyan (#51E7E7) and Blue Diamond (#4EE2EC).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 214, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5AD6DF: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5AD6DF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5AD6DF color variations

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

#5AD6DF 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 #5AD6DF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5AD6DF
  • RGB90, 214, 223
  • CMYK52, 4, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(90, 214, 223)
  • HSL184°, 68%, 61%
  • HSL Precise184.06°, 67.513%, 61.373%
  • HSV184°, 60%, 87%
  • HSB184°, 60%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.839, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.839, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.839, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID5AD6DF
  • DECIMAL ID5953247
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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