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#5A97AA Color

#5A97AA is rgb(90, 151, 170) in RGB, hsl(194, 32%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 11%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A97AA
HEX#5A97AA
RGBrgb(90, 151, 170)
HSLhsl(194, 32%, 51%)
HSVhsv(194, 47%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 11%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.069 219.9)
LABlab(58.88% -16.64 -16.52)
LCHlch(58.88% 23.45 224.81)

What #5A97AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5A97AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.23Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 9.12Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.87Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 10.14Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 10.24Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 11.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5A97AA Channel Values

How #5A97AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 90 · G 151 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 32% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 47% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A97AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A97AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A97AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5A97AA
Complementary
#AA6D5A
Analogous
#5AAA95
Analogous
#5A6FAA
Triadic
#AA5A97
Triadic
#97AA5A
Split comp.
#AA5A6F
Split comp.
#AA955A

Tints & Shades of #5A97AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72A6B6
#86B3C1
#9DC2CD
#B5D0D9
#CDDFE5
#E1ECEF

Shades

#4C8394
#427180
#365D68
#2A4851
#1D3339
#132125

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5A97AA.

How #5A97AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5A97AA
Protanopia#8F8FAA
Protanomaly#7D92AA
Deuteranopia#8787AB
Deuteranomaly#778DAB
Tritanopia#559A9A
Tritanomaly#5799A0
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #5A97AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5a97aa: #5A97AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A97AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a97aa': '#5A97AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.592, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_5a97aa">#5A97AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A97AA"

More Teal Colors

#5A97AA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5A97AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A97AA?

#5A97AA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(90, 151, 170) in RGB and hsl(194, 32%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #5A97AA?

#5A97AA is rgb(90, 151, 170) — red 90, green 151, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A97AA?

#5A97AA converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 11%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A97AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5A97AA scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A97AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A97AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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