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#5AE3FC Color

#5AE3FC is rgb(90, 227, 252) in RGB, hsl(189, 96%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 10%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5AE3FC
HEX#5AE3FC
RGBrgb(90, 227, 252)
HSLhsl(189, 96%, 67%)
HSVhsv(189, 64%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 10%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.122 211.8)
LABlab(83.57% -33.00 -23.87)
LCHlch(83.57% 40.73 215.88)

What #5AE3FC 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 #5AE3FC, 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.

#5AE3FC Channel Values

How #5AE3FC 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 227 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 96% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 64% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5AE3FC 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5AE3FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5AE3FC; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #5AE3FC

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 #5AE3FC.

How #5AE3FC 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#5AE3FC
Protanopia#D3D3FC
Protanomaly#B0DAFC
Deuteranopia#C3C3FE
Deuteranomaly#A4D1FD
Tritanopia#4EE6E6
Tritanomaly#53E5EF
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5AE3FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ae3fc: #5AE3FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5AE3FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ae3fc': '#5AE3FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.890, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_5ae3fc">#5AE3FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5AE3FC"

More Teal Colors

#5AE3FC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5AE3FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5AE3FC?

#5AE3FC is a light teal — rgb(90, 227, 252) in RGB and hsl(189, 96%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #5AE3FC?

#5AE3FC is rgb(90, 227, 252) — red 90, green 227, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5AE3FC?

#5AE3FC converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 10%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5AE3FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5AE3FC scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5AE3FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5AE3FC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 16.03, which is visibly different.

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