Information about #5BBCC6 color

#5BBCC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5BBCC6 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 188, 198) — 35.7% red, 73.7% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 4 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5BBCC6 reads as a clearly saturated aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Bayside (#5FC9BF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Parachute (#65B8D1) and Pastel Teal (#63B7B7).

The recipe behind #5BBCC6 is rgb(91, 188, 198), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5BBCC6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #5BBCC6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5BBCC6 color variations

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

#5BBCC6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#BEE3E8

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White

#FFFFFF

#5BBCC6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3CA0AC

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#2D7881

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#1E5056

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#0F282B

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Black

#000000

#5BBCC6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#68A5AB

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#6F999D

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#778C8E

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Grey

#808080

#5BBCC6 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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#5CC5A6

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#5CC57C

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#67C55C

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#5BBCC6 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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#C6675D
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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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#C69C5D
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#C65D87
#C65D87

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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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#5DC69C
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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
#5BBCC6
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#C65DBB
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#BBC65D
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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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#675DC6
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#C6675D
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#BBC65D
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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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#9C5DC6
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#C6675D
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#87C65D
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Nearest named colors to #5BBCC6

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

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

#5BBCC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5BBCC6
  • RGB91, 188, 198
  • CMYK42, 4, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(91, 188, 198)
  • HSL186°, 48%, 57%
  • HSL Precise185.607°, 48.416%, 56.667%
  • HSV186°, 54%, 78%
  • HSB186°, 54%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.737, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.737, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.737, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5BBCC6
  • DECIMAL ID6012102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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