What color is #5EBAC4?

#5EBAC4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EBAC4?

The RGB value is 94, 186, 196: 94 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EBAC4?

The complementary color is #C4685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EBAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EBAC4 color

#5EBAC4 rgb(94, 186, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5EBAC4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (94, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 46% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#5EBAC4 color codes

HEX	`#5EBAC4`
RGB	`rgb(94, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 46%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 52%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, -24.57, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 28.01, 208.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.135, 41.48, 58.527)`
Decimal	`6208196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EBAC4, 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 #5EBAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EBAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #5EBAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ebac4; }
.text { color: #5ebac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ebac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ebac4, #5e87c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #5EBAC4?: #5EBAC4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EBAC4?: The RGB value is 94, 186, 196: 94 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EBAC4?: The complementary color is #C4685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EBAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.