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#5ACEBE Color

#5ACEBE is rgb(90, 206, 190) in RGB, hsl(172, 54%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ACEBE
HEX#5ACEBE
RGBrgb(90, 206, 190)
HSLhsl(172, 54%, 58%)
HSVhsv(172, 56%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.108 183.1)
LABlab(75.85% -37.22 -2.47)
LCHlch(75.85% 37.31 183.79)

What #5ACEBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5ACEBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5ACEBE Channel Values

How #5ACEBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 90 · G 206 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 54% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 56% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ACEBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5ACEBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ACEBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #5ACEBE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ACEBE.

How #5ACEBE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5ACEBE
Protanopia#C0C0BE
Protanomaly#A1C6BE
Deuteranopia#B2B2C0
Deuteranomaly#97BEBF
Tritanopia#5FCCCC
Tritanomaly#5DCDC7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ACEBE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5acebe: #5ACEBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ACEBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5acebe': '#5ACEBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.808, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_5acebe">#5ACEBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ACEBE"

More Teal Colors

#5ACEBE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5ACEBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ACEBE?

#5ACEBE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(90, 206, 190) in RGB and hsl(172, 54%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #5ACEBE?

#5ACEBE is rgb(90, 206, 190) — red 90, green 206, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ACEBE?

#5ACEBE converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ACEBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ACEBE scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ACEBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ACEBE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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