Information about #5BBCDC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#5BBCDC presents itself as a strongly colored aqua cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Malibu (#66B7E1). Slightly further away sit Parachute (#65B8D1) and Brilliant Cerulean (#51C2E7).
The recipe behind #5BBCDC is rgb(91, 188, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5BBCDC: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#5BBCDC color variations
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#5BBCDC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5BBCDC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5BBCDC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5BBCDC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5BBCDC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5BBCDC color
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Nearest named colors to #5BBCDC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#66B7E1
#65B8D1
#51C2E7
#68B1E2
#51AFE7
#5DADEC
#68ADD0
#4BC7CF
#48CAE4
#6AB2CA
#6ECDDB
#6CB4EE
#5BBCDC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5BBCDC
- RGB91, 188, 220
- CMYK51, 13, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(91, 188, 220)
- HSL195°, 65%, 61%
- HSL Precise194.884°, 64.824%, 60.98%
- HSV195°, 59%, 86%
- HSB195°, 59%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.737, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.737, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.737, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID5BBCDC
- DECIMAL ID6012124
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
