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Information about #5BA4B1 color

#5BA4B1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5BA4B1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 164, 177) — 35.7% red, 64.3% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 5 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5BA4B1 is a mildly saturated cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Toto (#519DAF). Slightly further away sit Shakespeare (#609AB8) and Fountain Blue (#65ADB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 164, 177) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. #5BA4B1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5BA4B1 color variations

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

#5BA4B1 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 #5BA4B1

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

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5BA4B1
  • RGB91, 164, 177
  • CMYK34, 5, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(91, 164, 177)
  • HSL189°, 36%, 53%
  • HSL Precise189.07°, 35.537%, 52.549%
  • HSV189°, 49%, 69%
  • HSB189°, 49%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.643, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.643, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.643, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5BA4B1
  • DECIMAL ID6005937
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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