What color is #5DFFFB?

#5DFFFB is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Kaltes Klares Wasser. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DFFFB?

The RGB value is 93, 255, 251: 93 red, 255 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DFFFB?

The complementary color is #FF5D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DFFFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DFFFB color

#5DFFFB rgb(93, 255, 251)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 100% green and 98.4% blue (93, 255, 251).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kaltes Klares Wasser (#0FFEF9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#5DFFFB color codes

HEX	`#5DFFFB`
RGB	`rgb(93, 255, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 100%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.05, -42.4, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.05, 43.69, 193.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.679, 80.806, 103.805)`
Decimal	`6160379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DFFFB, 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 #5DFFFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DFFFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #5DFFFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dfffb; }
.text { color: #5dfffb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dfffb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 255 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dfffb, #5db2ff); }

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Questions

What color is #5DFFFB?: #5DFFFB is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Kaltes Klares Wasser. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DFFFB?: The RGB value is 93, 255, 251: 93 red, 255 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DFFFB?: The complementary color is #FF5D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DFFFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.