What color is #5DFCFF?

#5DFCFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frozen Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DFCFF?

The RGB value is 93, 252, 255: 93 red, 252 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DFCFF?

The complementary color is #FF605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DFCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DFCFF color

#5DFCFF rgb(93, 252, 255)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 98.8% green and 100% blue (93, 252, 255).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Turquoise (#53F6FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#5DFCFF color codes

HEX	`#5DFCFF`
RGB	`rgb(93, 252, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 98.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.31, -39.98, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.31, 42.28, 198.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.367, 79.162, 106.845)`
Decimal	`6159615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DFCFF, 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 #5DFCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DFCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #5DFCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dfcff; }
.text { color: #5dfcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dfcff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 252 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dfcff, #5dabff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5DFCFF?: #5DFCFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frozen Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DFCFF?: The RGB value is 93, 252, 255: 93 red, 252 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DFCFF?: The complementary color is #FF605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DFCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.