Information about #5C999D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5C999D belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(92, 153, 157) — 36.1% red, 60% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 2 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5C999D is a softly balanced cyan that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Seafoam (#55979C) and Desaturated Cyan (#669999).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 153, 157) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5C999D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5C999D color variations

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

#5C999D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5C999D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5C999D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5C999D 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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#5C999D 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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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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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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#999D5C
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #5C999D

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

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Polished Pine color link
Polished Pine

#5DA493

Dull Teal color link
Dull Teal

#5F9E8F

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Air Force Blue color link
Air Force Blue

#5D8AA8

Grey Teal color link
Grey Teal

#5E9B8A

#5C999D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C999D
  • RGB92, 153, 157
  • CMYK25, 2, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(92, 153, 157)
  • HSL184°, 26%, 49%
  • HSL Precise183.692°, 26.104%, 48.824%
  • HSV184°, 41%, 62%
  • HSB184°, 41%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.600, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.600, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.600, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5C999D
  • DECIMAL ID6068637
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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