Information about #5D9C8E color

#5D9C8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5D9C8E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(93, 156, 142) — 36.5% red, 61.2% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 0 / 5 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5D9C8E reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Teal (#5F9E8F). Slightly further away sit Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) and Polished Pine (#5DA493).

In RGB terms — rgb(93, 156, 142) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5D9C8E: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5D9C8E color variations

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

#5D9C8E 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 #5D9C8E

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

Dull Teal color link
Dull Teal

#5F9E8F

Grey Teal color link
Grey Teal

#5E9B8A

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5D9C8E
  • RGB93, 156, 142
  • CMYK25, 0, 5, 39
  • CSSrgb(93, 156, 142)
  • HSL167°, 25%, 49%
  • HSL Precise166.667°, 25.301%, 48.824%
  • HSV167°, 40%, 61%
  • HSB167°, 40%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.365, 0.612, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.365, 0.612, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.365, 0.612, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5D9C8E
  • DECIMAL ID6134926
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01