Information about #5CA4AD color

#5CA4AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5CA4AD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 164, 173) — 36.1% red, 64.3% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 4 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5CA4AD reads as a mildly saturated cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Crystal Blue (#68A0B0). Slightly further away sit Toto (#519DAF) and Fountain Blue (#65ADB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 164, 173) — 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. #5CA4AD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5CA4AD color variations

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#5CA4AD 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 #5CA4AD

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

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5CA4AD
  • RGB92, 164, 173
  • CMYK32, 4, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(92, 164, 173)
  • HSL187°, 33%, 52%
  • HSL Precise186.667°, 33.061%, 51.961%
  • HSV187°, 47%, 68%
  • HSB187°, 47%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.643, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.643, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.643, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5CA4AD
  • DECIMAL ID6071469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01