What color is #5CEDEE?

#5CEDEE is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CEDEE?

The RGB value is 92, 237, 238: 92 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CEDEE?

The complementary color is #EE5D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CEDEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CEDEE color

#5CEDEE rgb(92, 237, 238)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5CEDEE is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 92.9% green and 93.3% blue (92, 237, 238).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 81% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon Jr. (#66EEEE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#5CEDEE color codes

HEX	`#5CEDEE`
RGB	`rgb(92, 237, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 92.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 81%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 61%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, -37.89, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 39.76, 197.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.124, 69.011, 91.551)`
Decimal	`6090222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CEDEE, 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 #5CEDEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CEDEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #5CEDEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cedee; }
.text { color: #5cedee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cedee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 237 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cedee, #5ca4ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Electric Blue.

Questions

What color is #5CEDEE?: #5CEDEE is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CEDEE?: The RGB value is 92, 237, 238: 92 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CEDEE?: The complementary color is #EE5D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CEDEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.