What color is #5DBFB4?

#5DBFB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treasured Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DBFB4?

The RGB value is 93, 191, 180: 93 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DBFB4?

The complementary color is #BF5D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DBFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DBFB4 color

#5DBFB4 rgb(93, 191, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5DBFB4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 74.9% green and 70.6% blue (93, 191, 180).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treasured Teal (#52C1B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#5DBFB4 color codes

HEX	`#5DBFB4`
RGB	`rgb(93, 191, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 74.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, -31.47, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 31.64, 185.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.38, 42.881, 49.794)`
Decimal	`6143924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DBFB4, 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 #5DBFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DBFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #5DBFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dbfb4; }
.text { color: #5dbfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dbfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 191 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dbfb4, #5d99bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #5DBFB4?: #5DBFB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treasured Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DBFB4?: The RGB value is 93, 191, 180: 93 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DBFB4?: The complementary color is #BF5D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DBFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.