What color is #5DBCBF?

#5DBCBF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DBCBF?

The RGB value is 93, 188, 191: 93 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DBCBF?

The complementary color is #BF605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DBCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DBCBF color

#5DBCBF rgb(93, 188, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5DBCBF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (93, 188, 191).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#5DBCBF color codes

HEX	`#5DBCBF`
RGB	`rgb(93, 188, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 73.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, -27.14, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 28.96, 200.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.898, 42.052, 55.716)`
Decimal	`6143167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DBCBF, 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 #5DBCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DBCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #5DBCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dbcbf; }
.text { color: #5dbcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dbcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 188 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dbcbf, #5d8bbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #5DBCBF?: #5DBCBF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DBCBF?: The RGB value is 93, 188, 191: 93 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DBCBF?: The complementary color is #BF605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DBCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.