What color is #5EFFE6?

#5EFFE6 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Vibrant Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EFFE6?

The RGB value is 94, 255, 230: 94 red, 255 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EFFE6?

The complementary color is #FF5E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EFFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EFFE6 color

#5EFFE6 rgb(94, 255, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5EFFE6 is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 100% green and 90.2% blue (94, 255, 230).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Mint (#00FFE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#5EFFE6 color codes

HEX	`#5EFFE6`
RGB	`rgb(94, 255, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 100%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.51, -47.62, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.51, 47.62, 180.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.652, 79.607, 87.333)`
Decimal	`6225894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EFFE6, 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 #5EFFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EFFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #5EFFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5effe6; }
.text { color: #5effe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5effe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 255 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5effe6, #5ec7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #5EFFE6?: #5EFFE6 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Vibrant Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EFFE6?: The RGB value is 94, 255, 230: 94 red, 255 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EFFE6?: The complementary color is #FF5E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EFFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.