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#5CFFFC Color

#5CFFFC is rgb(92, 255, 252) in RGB, hsl(179, 100%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CFFFC
HEX#5CFFFC
RGBrgb(92, 255, 252)
HSLhsl(179, 100%, 68%)
HSVhsv(179, 64%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.134 193.3)
LABlab(91.67% -44.21 -11.79)
LCHlch(91.67% 45.76 194.93)

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

Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 7.21Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 7.21Aqua#00FFFFΔE 7.25Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 9.22Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.46Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 10.31

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

#5CFFFC Channel Values

How #5CFFFC 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 255 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 100% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 64% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CFFFC 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #5CFFFC

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

Base
#5CFFFC
Complementary
#FF5C5F
Analogous
#5CFFAB
Analogous
#5CB0FF
Triadic
#FC5CFF
Triadic
#FFFC5C
Split comp.
#FF5CB0
Split comp.
#FFAB5C

Tints & Shades of #5CFFFC

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

#70FFFD
#8AFFFD
#9EFFFD
#B3FFFE
#C7FFFE
#E0FFFE

Shades

#2EFFFC
#00FFFB
#00D1CE
#009E9B
#00706E
#004241

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

How #5CFFFC 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#5CFFFC
Protanopia#EDEDFC
Protanomaly#C4F4FC
Deuteranopia#DADAFF
Deuteranomaly#B6EAFE
Tritanopia#5DFFFF
Tritanomaly#5DFFFE
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CFFFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cfffc: #5CFFFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CFFFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cfffc': '#5CFFFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 1.000, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_5cfffc">#5CFFFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CFFFC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#5CFFFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CFFFC?

#5CFFFC is a light teal — rgb(92, 255, 252) in RGB and hsl(179, 100%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #5CFFFC?

#5CFFFC is rgb(92, 255, 252) — red 92, green 255, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CFFFC?

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

Should text on #5CFFFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CFFFC scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5CFFFC 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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