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#5DACBB Color

#5DACBB is rgb(93, 172, 187) in RGB, hsl(190, 41%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 8%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moonstone (#3AA8C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DACBB
HEX#5DACBB
RGBrgb(93, 172, 187)
HSLhsl(190, 41%, 55%)
HSVhsv(190, 50%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 8%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.081 211.3)
LABlab(65.77% -22.24 -15.67)
LCHlch(65.77% 27.21 215.16)

What #5DACBB 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 #5DACBB, 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.

#5DACBB Channel Values

How #5DACBB 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 93 · G 172 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 41% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 50% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DACBB 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5DACBB

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

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 #5DACBB.

How #5DACBB 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#5DACBB
Protanopia#A2A2BB
Protanomaly#8CA6BB
Deuteranopia#9898BC
Deuteranomaly#84A0BC
Tritanopia#58AEAE
Tritanomaly#5AADB3
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DACBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5dacbb: #5DACBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DACBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5dacbb': '#5DACBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.675, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_5dacbb">#5DACBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DACBB"

More Teal Colors

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

#5DACBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DACBB?

#5DACBB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(93, 172, 187) in RGB and hsl(190, 41%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moonstone (#3AA8C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #5DACBB?

#5DACBB is rgb(93, 172, 187) — red 93, green 172, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DACBB?

#5DACBB converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 8%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DACBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DACBB scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5DACBB 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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