Information about #5BAEBC color

#5BAEBC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5BAEBC belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(91, 174, 188) (35.7% red, 68.2% green, 73.7% blue), or CMYK 52 / 7 / 0 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #5BAEBC sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pastel Teal (#63B7B7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fountain Blue (#65ADB2) and Fresh Soft Blue (#6AB9BB).

The recipe behind #5BAEBC is rgb(91, 174, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5BAEBC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5BAEBC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5BAEBC color variations

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

#5BAEBC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5BAEBC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#41919F

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#316D77

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#214950

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Black

#000000

#5BAEBC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5BAEBC 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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#5CBCA4

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#61BC5C

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#5BAEBC 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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#BC9B5C
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#BC5C7E
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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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#5CBC9B
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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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#BC5CAE
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#AEBC5C
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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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#6B5CBC
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#BC6B5C
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#AEBC5C
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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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#9B5CBC
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#BC6B5C
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#7EBC5C
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Nearest named colors to #5BAEBC

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

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5BAEBC
  • RGB91, 174, 188
  • CMYK52, 7, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(91, 174, 188)
  • HSL189°, 42%, 55%
  • HSL Precise188.66°, 41.991%, 54.706%
  • HSV189°, 52%, 74%
  • HSB189°, 52%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.682, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.682, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.682, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5BAEBC
  • DECIMAL ID6008508
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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