What color is #5DCBC3?

#5DCBC3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DCBC3?

The RGB value is 93, 203, 195: 93 red, 203 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DCBC3?

The complementary color is #CB5D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DCBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DCBC3 color

#5DCBC3 rgb(93, 203, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5DCBC3 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 79.6% green and 76.5% blue (93, 203, 195).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#5DCBC3 color codes

HEX	`#5DCBC3`
RGB	`rgb(93, 203, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 79.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 54%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -33.31, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 33.78, 189.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.716, 48.976, 59.19)`
Decimal	`6147011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DCBC3, 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 #5DCBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DCBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #5DCBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dcbc3; }
.text { color: #5dcbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dcbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 203 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dcbc3, #5d9ccb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5DCBC3?: #5DCBC3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DCBC3?: The RGB value is 93, 203, 195: 93 red, 203 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DCBC3?: The complementary color is #CB5D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DCBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.