What color is #5EFFF3?

#5EFFF3 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Ice Temple. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EFFF3?

The RGB value is 94, 255, 243: 94 red, 255 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EFFF3?

The complementary color is #FF5E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EFFF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EFFF3 color

#5EFFF3 rgb(94, 255, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5EFFF3 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 100% green and 95.3% blue (94, 255, 243).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ice Temple (#11FFEE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#5EFFF3 color codes

HEX	`#5EFFF3`
RGB	`rgb(94, 255, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 100%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, -44.34, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 44.84, 188.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.546, 80.365, 97.308)`
Decimal	`6225907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EFFF3, 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 #5EFFF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EFFF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #5EFFF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5efff3; }
.text { color: #5efff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5efff3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 255 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5efff3, #5ebbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5EFFF3?: #5EFFF3 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Ice Temple. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EFFF3?: The RGB value is 94, 255, 243: 94 red, 255 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EFFF3?: The complementary color is #FF5E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EFFF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.