What color is #5BC9C4?

#5BC9C4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC9C4?

The RGB value is 91, 201, 196: 91 red, 201 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC9C4?

The complementary color is #C95B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC9C4 color

#5BC9C4 rgb(91, 201, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5BC9C4 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 78.8% green and 76.9% blue (91, 201, 196).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#5BC9C4 color codes

HEX	`#5BC9C4`
RGB	`rgb(91, 201, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 78.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, -32.5, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 33.26, 192.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.161, 47.98, 59.622)`
Decimal	`6015428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC9C4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5BC9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5BC9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc9c4; }
.text { color: #5bc9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 201 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc9c4, #5b97c9); }

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Questions

What color is #5BC9C4?: #5BC9C4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC9C4?: The RGB value is 91, 201, 196: 91 red, 201 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC9C4?: The complementary color is #C95B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.