Dusky Aqua Thread

#5a9daa

Notes

Dusky Aqua Thread (#5A9DAA) is a true cyan with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (190°, 32%, 51%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#5a9daa

RGB

rgb(90, 157, 170)

HSL

hsl(190, 32%, 51%)