Information about #5F9F99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5F9F99 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 159, 153) — 37.3% red, 62.4% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 0 / 2 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5F9F99 is a mildly saturated aqua cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). Slightly further away sit Polished Pine (#5DA493) and Desaturated Cyan (#669999).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(95, 159, 153)), which gives #5F9F99 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. #5F9F99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5F9F99 color variations

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

#5F9F99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5F9F99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5F9F99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5F9F99 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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#5F9F99 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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#99609F
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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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#60669F
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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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#79609F
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Nearest named colors to #5F9F99

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

Polished Pine color link
Polished Pine

#5DA493

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Dull Teal color link
Dull Teal

#5F9E8F

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Grey Teal color link
Grey Teal

#5E9B8A

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Vintage Mint color link
Vintage Mint

#69B096

#5F9F99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F9F99
  • RGB95, 159, 153
  • CMYK25, 0, 2, 38
  • CSSrgb(95, 159, 153)
  • HSL174°, 25%, 50%
  • HSL Precise174.375°, 25.197%, 49.804%
  • HSV174°, 40%, 62%
  • HSB174°, 40%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.624, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.624, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.624, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5F9F99
  • DECIMAL ID6266777
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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