What color is #5CD7CE?

#5CD7CE is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CD7CE?

The RGB value is 92, 215, 206: 92 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CD7CE?

The complementary color is #D75C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CD7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CD7CE color

#5CD7CE rgb(92, 215, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5CD7CE is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 84.3% green and 80.8% blue (92, 215, 206).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 61% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#5CD7CE color codes

HEX	`#5CD7CE`
RGB	`rgb(92, 215, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 84.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 61%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 57%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -36.25, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 36.72, 189.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.85, 55.328, 66.96)`
Decimal	`6084558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CD7CE, 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 #5CD7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CD7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #5CD7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cd7ce; }
.text { color: #5cd7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cd7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 215 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cd7ce, #5ca2d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5CD7CE?: #5CD7CE is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CD7CE?: The RGB value is 92, 215, 206: 92 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CD7CE?: The complementary color is #D75C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CD7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.