Information about #5BC2B3 color

#5BC2B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5BC2B3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 194, 179) — 35.7% red, 76.1% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 0 / 6 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5BC2B3 is a confidently colored water-like cyan that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pastel Teal (#63B7B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bayside (#5FC9BF) and Medium Aqua Marine (#66CDAA).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 194, 179) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5BC2B3: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5BC2B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5BC2B3 color variations

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

#5BC2B3 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 #5BC2B3

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

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5BC2B3
  • RGB91, 194, 179
  • CMYK40, 0, 6, 24
  • CSSrgb(91, 194, 179)
  • HSL171°, 46%, 56%
  • HSL Precise171.262°, 45.778%, 55.882%
  • HSV171°, 53%, 76%
  • HSB171°, 53%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.761, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.761, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.761, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5BC2B3
  • DECIMAL ID6013619
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01