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#5CE0DC Color

#5CE0DC is rgb(92, 224, 220) in RGB, hsl(178, 68%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 2%, 12%) 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 5.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CE0DC
HEX#5CE0DC
RGBrgb(92, 224, 220)
HSLhsl(178, 68%, 62%)
HSVhsv(178, 59%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 2%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.115 192.4)
LABlab(81.92% -38.27 -9.50)
LCHlch(81.92% 39.43 193.94)

What #5CE0DC 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 #5CE0DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.42Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.44Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.44Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.53Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.71Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 10.99

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

#5CE0DC Channel Values

How #5CE0DC 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 224 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 68% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 59% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CE0DC 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CE0DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CE0DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CE0DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CE0DC
Complementary
#E05C61
Analogous
#5CE09A
Analogous
#5CA2E0
Triadic
#DC5CE0
Triadic
#E0DC5C
Split comp.
#E05CA2
Split comp.
#E09A5C

Tints & Shades of #5CE0DC

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

#72E4E0
#87E8E5
#9CECEA
#B6F1EF
#CCF5F4
#E1F9F8

Shades

#3AD9D4
#25C1BC
#1E9F9A
#187C79
#115A58
#0A3332

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CE0DC.

How #5CE0DC 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#5CE0DC
Protanopia#D1D1DC
Protanomaly#AED7DC
Deuteranopia#C1C1DE
Deuteranomaly#A2CEDD
Tritanopia#5EE0E0
Tritanomaly#5DE0DE
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CE0DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ce0dc: #5CE0DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CE0DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ce0dc': '#5CE0DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.878, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_5ce0dc">#5CE0DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CE0DC"

More Teal Colors

#5CE0DC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CE0DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CE0DC?

#5CE0DC is a light teal — rgb(92, 224, 220) in RGB and hsl(178, 68%, 62%) 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 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #5CE0DC?

#5CE0DC is rgb(92, 224, 220) — red 92, green 224, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CE0DC?

#5CE0DC converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 2%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CE0DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CE0DC scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CE0DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CE0DC 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 5.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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