Information about #5E858D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5E858D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(94, 133, 141) — 36.9% red, 52.2% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 3 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #5E858D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Steel Teal (#5F8A8B). Slightly further away sit Blue Grey (#607C8E) and Horizon (#648894).

The recipe behind #5E858D is rgb(94, 133, 141), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5E858D: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5E858D color variations

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

#5E858D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E858D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E858D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E858D 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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#5E858D 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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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 #5E858D

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

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

#5E858D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E858D
  • RGB94, 133, 141
  • CMYK18, 3, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(94, 133, 141)
  • HSL190°, 20%, 46%
  • HSL Precise190.213°, 20%, 46.078%
  • HSV190°, 33%, 55%
  • HSB190°, 33%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.522, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.522, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.522, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5E858D
  • DECIMAL ID6194573
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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