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#5BFBDD Color

#5BFBDD is rgb(91, 251, 221) in RGB, hsl(169, 95%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BFBDD
HEX#5BFBDD
RGBrgb(91, 251, 221)
HSLhsl(169, 95%, 67%)
HSVhsv(169, 64%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.14 178)
LABlab(89.80% -48.89 1.42)
LCHlch(89.80% 48.91 178.33)

What #5BFBDD 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 #5BFBDD, 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 green in the library.

#5BFBDD Channel Values

How #5BFBDD 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 91 · G 251 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 95% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 64% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BFBDD 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BFBDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BFBDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BFBDD; 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 #5BFBDD

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 #5BFBDD.

How #5BFBDD 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#5BFBDD
Protanopia#E9E9DE
Protanomaly#C1F1DD
Deuteranopia#D7D7E0
Deuteranomaly#B3E6DF
Tritanopia#67F7F7
Tritanomaly#62F9ED
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BFBDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bfbdd: #5BFBDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BFBDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bfbdd': '#5BFBDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.984, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_5bfbdd">#5BFBDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BFBDD"

More Green Colors

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

#5BFBDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BFBDD?

#5BFBDD is a light green — rgb(91, 251, 221) in RGB and hsl(169, 95%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #5BFBDD?

#5BFBDD is rgb(91, 251, 221) — red 91, green 251, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BFBDD?

#5BFBDD converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BFBDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BFBDD scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5BFBDD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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