What color is #5ED1B6?

#5ED1B6 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5ED1B6?

The RGB value is 94, 209, 182: 94 red, 209 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5ED1B6?

The complementary color is #D15E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5ED1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5ED1B6 color

#5ED1B6 rgb(94, 209, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5ED1B6 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 82% green and 71.4% blue (94, 209, 182).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 56% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#5ED1B6 color codes

HEX	`#5ED1B6`
RGB	`rgb(94, 209, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 82%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 56%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 55%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, -39.12, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 39.28, 174.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.856, 51.355, 52.27)`
Decimal	`6214070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5ED1B6, 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 #5ED1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5ED1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #5ED1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ed1b6; }
.text { color: #5ed1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ed1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 209 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ed1b6, #5eb3d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5ED1B6?: #5ED1B6 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5ED1B6?: The RGB value is 94, 209, 182: 94 red, 209 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5ED1B6?: The complementary color is #D15E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5ED1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.