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#5CB8D6 Color

#5CB8D6 is rgb(92, 184, 214) in RGB, hsl(195, 60%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CB8D6
HEX#5CB8D6
RGBrgb(92, 184, 214)
HSLhsl(195, 60%, 60%)
HSVhsv(195, 57%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.097 221.9)
LABlab(70.05% -22.06 -24.01)
LCHlch(70.05% 32.60 227.43)

What #5CB8D6 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 #5CB8D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 5.3Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.12Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 7.73Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 9.11Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 10.14Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 10.14

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

#5CB8D6 Channel Values

How #5CB8D6 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 92 · G 184 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 60% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 57% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CB8D6 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CB8D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CB8D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CB8D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CB8D6
Complementary
#D67A5C
Analogous
#5CD6B8
Analogous
#5C7AD6
Triadic
#D65CB8
Triadic
#B8D65C
Split comp.
#D65C7A
Split comp.
#D6B85C

Tints & Shades of #5CB8D6

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

#70C1DB
#89CBE1
#9DD4E7
#B6DFED
#CAE8F2
#E2F3F8

Shades

#3BA9CE
#2D92B4
#257793
#1D5D72
#144252
#0C2831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CB8D6.

How #5CB8D6 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#5CB8D6
Protanopia#ADADD6
Protanomaly#93B1D6
Deuteranopia#A1A1D7
Deuteranomaly#8BABD7
Tritanopia#51BCBC
Tritanomaly#56BAC7
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CB8D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cb8d6: #5CB8D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CB8D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cb8d6': '#5CB8D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.722, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_5cb8d6">#5CB8D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CB8D6"

More Teal Colors

#5CB8D6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CB8D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CB8D6?

#5CB8D6 is a light teal — rgb(92, 184, 214) in RGB and hsl(195, 60%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #5CB8D6?

#5CB8D6 is rgb(92, 184, 214) — red 92, green 184, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CB8D6?

#5CB8D6 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CB8D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CB8D6 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CB8D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CB8D6 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.14, which is visibly different.

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